[Black Agnes]

Why would he have to say 'Islam is the religion of peace' at all? Better to say nothing, as he's doing with the troop movements, than say something that isn't true.

[mrustow]

Why would he have to say 'Islam is the religion of peace' at all? Better to say nothing, as he's doing with the troop movements, than say something that isn't true.

He was engaging in Christian charity, as he was likely afraid that otherwise, Americans might start taking revenge on Muslims in the U.S. Think back to the tenor of the time.