Like I said before, I don't think that it was intentional.
However the coincidence that all these invaded nations are Muslim-majority countries... certainly looks bad.
Coupled with rising waves of Islamophobia across the world, I don't blame them for being worried.
Islamaphobia is more of a reactionary thing. Look at America pre 9/11, surely not Islamophobic. Even now its not as bad as people make it look like. If Americans were so islamophobic, so many Muslims wouldn't be living in America peacefully and without any problems. Wouldn't people in China look at Uyghurs/Tibetan with suspicion if couple of them decide to crash as 747 into Shanghai tower?
In Britain, its the same thing. Have you heard of EDL? Its probably the most visible right wing org.in Britain. It was formed cause people were sick of these radicals calling for "Shariah law" in Birtain.
The EDL originated from a group known as the "United Peoples of Luton", which itself was formed in response to a March 2009 protest against Royal Anglian Regiment troops returning from the Afghan War[13] organised by the Islamist group Al-Muhajiroun and including members of the group Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah.[14]
Imagine the PLA returning to Beijing after a War, and a bunch of minority people start swearing at your soldiers. How would Chinese react to that? Put yourself into other person's shoes and try to look at things from their perspective.