Several questions, one answer, two possibilities: Bush actually believes the bugle oil about Islam being a relgion of peace. Or he's just spouting the appropriate PR oombalah to defuse his critics. If the former, his vision is at odds with reality and he needs a wakeup call before another jetliner hits another American building. If the latter, he needs to understand that schmoozing the towelheads has a cost as well as a benefit. One, it damages his credibility, since he's just going through the motions and mouthing platitudes nobody believes anyway. And two, he fails to demonstrate to the world that he recognizes that the enemy is not a person, but an idea. And the idea is inseparable from the Islamic faith.