[RJayneJ]

There is such a thing as diplomacy. Having the cooperation of some of the surrounding Islamic states is crucial for crying out loud, if we hope to win this war against the terrorists. We will not achieve any success if we start trashing their religion. I agree with the president that the majority of the Islamists are peaceful. If that was not true we would not be able to gain the assistance of the people of Iraq and Afghanistan.

[DooDahhhh]

Yes, there is definitely a reason that Bush has taken this stance on Islam. In wartime sometimes you have to take positions to improve communications and such. I always figured that from the time the muslim dude was at the 9-11 memorial I think it was at the National Cathedral or maybe the White House just after 9-11 occurred.