"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
His remarks sound like the squeal of the stuck. If he thought he was above it all, he would've been above responding to Pres. Bush's criticism of Jimmy Carter. Instead he acted like Pres. Bush was talking about him personally.