No, he went much farther than Christian charity. In fact, he sided with Muslims in a purely religious debate (where he had no business). He had his Sec. of State call Christians 'bigots' who had criticized Muslims. He demanded 'tolerance' - backed up with threats by the Attny General.
No he has gone much, much farther than just Christian charity or neutrality (which should be his stance). No excuses will do.
Surely, he thought of the implications of sending Muslims into the war (surely) - if he didn't, his advisors surely did (surely). If they didn't they shouldn't be running an army.
No, he went much farther than Christian charity. In fact, he sided with Muslims in a purely religious debate (where he had no business). He had his Sec. of State call Christians 'bigots' who had criticized Muslims. He demanded 'tolerance' - backed up with threats by the Attny General.I'm skeptical that Bush had Powell "call Christians 'bigots.'" If you'll recall, in those days, they weren't on the same page. As for "threats by the Attny General," I'm guessing that such threats were to head off the very real danger of lynchings of Muslims.
Now, I'm no Christian, but a good friend of mine, who is an Evangelical AND an old Marine, and no pc wimp, thought Bush's conduct was consistent with Christian charity. (My wife, who is also a Christian, is more on your side.) I realize that Muslims have no problem with lynching folks of other faiths, but let me remind you, that America is a Christian nation, not a Muslim one.