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Boykin may get it and you think you do but the President and Rumsfeld and the rest of the executive staff have said repeatedly that this struggle against terrorism is not a religious based idealogical fight. They have said that it not a war against Islam. Whether or not GWB is wrong and Boykin is right, Boykin has stepped over the line and I suspect he will be asked to resign or retire.

I ask this, if this is indeed a war against Islam or if Islam is defective and we cannot coexist with it, then do we outlaw Islam in the USA and everywhere where we have national interests? Do we, with prejudice, sanction, all Islamic leaders?

Words have a consequence and when one says something such as what Boykin said it implies action and policy. GWB spoke about this issue in a way to minimize the consequence of speech. He did this on purpose, not because he doesn't believe what you, I, and Boykin thinks but to be able to control future consequences of speech and subsequent actions.