Posted on 12/30/2006 12:17:51 PM PST by freedom44
CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush on Friday sent holiday greetings to all Muslims in America, Iraq and across the world as they celebrate the Eid al-Adha religious festival.
"Eid al-Adha is an important occasion to give thanks for their blessings and to remember Abraham's trust in a loving God," Bush said in a statement released from his Texas ranch, where he is spending the week pondering changes to U.S. policy in Iraq and staying abreast of Saddam Hussein's execution.
Iraq's Shiites will celebrate Eid al-Adha, one of the two most important holidays in Islam, from Dec. 31 to Jan. 4.
"During the four days of this special observance, Muslims honor Abraham's example of sacrifice and devotion to God by celebrating with friends and family, exchanging gifts and greetings, and engaging in worship through sacrifice and charity," he said.
Bush noted the contributions of Muslim U.S. citizens.
"This holiday reminds us of the values that so many of our citizens hold in common, including love of family, gratitude to God, the importance of community and a commitment to respect, diversity, tolerance and religious freedom," Bush said.
NTSA
He does it every year. I don't like it at all, but I'm not going bananas over it. I guess it's impossible nowadays to be un-PC...
Well said, President Bush, well said.
when will the cult of islam be exposed for what it is ? it is no religion...
"Bush noted the contributions of Muslim U.S. citizens."
Like?
The D.C. snipers???
Perhaps we could show our friendship to the Muslims by providing 2 million hot dogs (not the all beef kind) for the Mecca pilgrims.
Ahh..but Isaac got the blessing from Abraham, not Ismael as the Muslims/Arabs say.
He must be refering to the contributions American Muslims send to Hamas and Hezbollah.
I confess I don't know what else he can do, especially once he started sending these yearly greetings. If he stopped, the press would certainly jump on him, and do their best to stir up the terrorists some more just for a little political gain.
But I don't think it does a damned bit of good. The Muslim vote went very strongly Democrat in this last election, and it put several candidates over the top, including that jackass Webb.
Well I'll never vote for him for President again!
Why does he have to kiss their a$$? Does he send best wishes to Jews, Hindus, Christians, etc.?
"He does it every year. I don't like it at all, but I'm not going bananas over it. I guess it's impossible nowadays to be un-PC..."
Given that the Saudi's invested $1.476 billion through the Bush family and the Carlilse Group, "un-PC" somehow doesn't quite seem to cover it.
Yes he does send best wishes to Jews and Christians. (Not sure about Hindus, though).
good one!!
Oh that's right, he didn't.
President Bush sends them best wishes and they send him death threats and hate.
"Well I'll never vote for him for President again!"
I wouldn't even if he were eligible to run.
My holiday message to Muslims is stop worshiping your false prophet and your phony Allah. Such worship will only bring you hallucinations, blackness and hell
The only wishes any good American patriot should send the muzzies way is a warning to co-operate peacefully or die.
"I for one, see no point in hating anyone according to their faith ...."
You're only saying that because you've never lived in a Muslim country.
Bush is smarter than a lot of people give him credit for. He has the insight to know the distinction between muslims and terrorists. That insight is apparently lost on a lot of people here. I've said this once, I've said it a hundred times, if people are sincerely concerned about the seeds of hatred in religion, they cannot let their faith allow them to degrade 1B muslims as if they were all the same and all deserving of scorn.
: )
So Ismael is not the ancestor of the Arabs?
LOL
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Yeah Im still waiting as is western civilization.
Not that it will go any good, because you wouldn't want to have fact get in the way of your simplemindedness but.....
Colonel Douglas Burpee
http://www.nysun.com/article/31393
Staff Sgt. Ayman Taha
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1553478/posts
Sgt. Wasim Khan
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1569784/posts
Zalmay Khalizad
http://iraq.usembassy.gov/iraq/ambassador.html
OH MY! How very cleaver of you. Did you think (and I use the word, think in the loosest sense of the word) that up all by yourself?
Go home board cop.
Get a clue moron.
My question is, did presidents do this before 9/11? If they did, then, fine. If not, it reeks of surrender.
Pres. Bush could hardly ignore the event of Abraham's Sacrifice, which is recognized by all three of the major religions, although only Muslims seem to make a celebration out of it.
No, not necessarily. Some of us continue to fight.
Oklahoma City
What about us recovering Mormons? We could use a little sympathy for all the grief we put up with from the True Believers.
Abraham was the founding father of the Hebrews - Jews
Jews revere and consider Abraham as their father
Moslems also revere and consider Abraham as their father
This moslem holiday celebrates Abraham
Therefore....
moslems kill Jews.
What's wrong with this picture?
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Islam is the religion of peace
Islam says its ok to lie to everyone who is not Islamic
Islam says it wants to convert everyone to Islam
Islam kills people who don't want to convert
What's wrong with this picture of the religion of peace?
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George Bush is the leader of the West
The moslem east has declared war on the West
George Bush's house was the target of the plane that went down in Pennsylvania
George Bush's military headquaters was successfully attacked
A major city in George Bush's country was successfully attacked
George Bush wishes the east "happy holidays."
What's wrong with this picture?
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