[cynicom]

Bush said Islam is the religion of peace, therefore it is so.

[Nevski]

"Bush said Islam is the religion of peace, therefore it is so."

C'mon. It should be obvious that Bush doesn't necessarily believe this personally, but that he says such things in an attempt (how successful we shall see) to win support among the more moderate Muslims. There is such a thing as "liberal" Islam, which is increasingly divorced from the teachings of Islam's "holy book." A head of state would be nuts to alienate these people, who number in the hundreds of millions and who are themselves threatened physically by the jihadists. Just look at recent events in Jordan.

No, there is no warranted criticism for Bush on this one.

Nevski