[the OlLine Rebel]

"I can only assume that the President is completely unaware of what the Koran teaches about his beloved Jesus Christ or he is more concerned with appeasing the Islamic world than proclaiming his true values."


It is completely possible it is BOTH, not either/or.

Bush tries to be so nice. While I admire that in many ways, it's also frustrating. After being flagrantly attacked by Moslems and for Islam, and knowing (using common sense) that Islam has an incredibly bloody and cruel entire history, BUSH stated "Islam means peace" (actually it specifically means "submission") and "Islam is a religion of peace" - hard to swallow just a few weeks after the Outrage.

[Luircin]

You're right, it is incredibly frustrating to have to hear that. The problem is that denouncing Islam in general is exactly what the jihadis are hoping for, for it would increase tensions in the ME and turn the non-violent Moslems (Think: The ones we liberated in Afghanistan/Iraq) against us and possibly to violence.

So I don't like the tone, but I understand it.