Because he didn't want to fall into OBL's trap as you and exmarine did and that is to make this a war against Islam. It's a war against terrorism, thank God exmarine is not running the show and is an exmarine, or you would have united the billion people in the Islamic world.
You two wouldn't know "strategery" if it bit you on your backside.
The truth is the truth. Islam is not a peaceful religion. Who were all of those tens of thousands of people chanting death to America from Egypt to Pakistan to Indonesia? hmm? Where those the "peaceful islamicists"? You also might try checking the history of islam - it is a history of violence and war. Mohammed himself robbed caravans and killed in the name of Allah.
If you want to blindly follow Bush on everything he says, you are free to do so, but don't call me Anti-American if I simply argue for TRUTH. Truth is against Bush - who died and made him an expert on Islam? Does Bush have a degree in Islamic studies? Nope. He is listening to his political advisors - it's a political mantra.