Well, there are many reasons for the American support that Israel receives, but I just pointed out one. President Roosevelt refused to let a ship full of Jewish refugees disembark in the United States in the late 1930s. The guilt is there, whether or not it will be admitted to.
True - there were many huge battles between the forces of Christendom and Islam. North Africa and Asia Minor was lost to Islam. Islam stole the Hagia Sophia. Protestant Europe refused to fight Islam, to the best of my knowledge.
Being a Steeler fan has nothing to do with being saved. However, it is a good thing to see Steelers owner Dan Rooney at Daily Mass (I'm one of those Latins, don't you know!)
Who else has training camp at a monastery?