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I ignore the statement; it’s true in the very broadest sense, in that there is only one God, and that people think they’re praying to Him. As an evangelical Lutheran, I know there is only one way to salvation. However, we elected Bush as President, not Pastor-in-Chief.

Very well said, and very very true.

And as Commander-in-Chief he is also Diplomat-in-Chief, since diplomacy is fundamentally an aspect of national defense, every bit as important as building tanks and stealth aircraft.

Diplomacy is part of deciding which battles to fight and when to fight them.

I know that there are some people here in FR who feel we should take on all 1.2 billion muzzies right now, but no responsible CIC would see it that way and Bush is right to say the things he says about the muzzies, even if some of them are patently untrue, such as Islam being a Religion of Peace.

WE are free to openly scoff at the concept of "Islam is a Religion of Peace". Our CIC is not.

As the president and Nakouzi walked from the Oval Office to the Map Room in the White House residence, Nazouki asked, "But I want to tell you – and I hope this doesn't bother you at all – that in the Islamic world they think that President Bush is an enemy of Islam – that he wants to destroy their religion, what they believe in. Is that in any way true, Mr. President?"

He could have simply said, "No".

“WE are free to openly scoff at the concept of “Islam is a Religion of Peace”. Our CIC is not.”

True, I agree with you that our CIC should not make negative comments about Islam. His job is to try to build bridges and be diplomatic. However, must he declare (lie) to the world that “Islam is a religion of peace”? I can’t help but think that he really believes what he says or he would at least stay silent about it.