Yeah, Bush would never have done such a thing

Except of course he did. Repeatedly. It was a point he laboured again and again and again - that the vast majority of Muslims could not be besmirched because of the actions of a few.

I ...... applaud his efforts at reaching out to Muslims. GWB would never have done such a thing; he was content to broadly categorize every Muslim as a terrorist and call it a day.
Lisa Kern

10/17/2006:

The end of the Muslim month of fasting is ‘a good time to reflect on the values we hold in common,’ US President George W Bush said Monday night while hosting an Eid al-Fitr dinner at the White House.

 

The Muslim guests of the president and First Lady Laura Bush included police officers and medics who worked at the scene of the September 11 attacks five years ago in New York City, US diplomats, a military doctor, a Navy chaplain and other military veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

Bush welcomed the dinner guests with a greeting of ‘Ramadan Karim.’ Monday was the sixth White House observation of the event during his presidency.

 

‘On this special evening, we celebrate the millions of Muslims that we are proud to call American citizens. We honour the many Islamic nations that America is proud to call friends,’ Bush said.

 

‘And we renew the ties of friendship that should bind all who trace their faith back to God’s call on Abraham.’

 

The White House served a Middle Eastern-influenced menu including spiced carrot soup, mint pesto-crusted halibut and chocolate macaroons. Eid al-Fitr is a celebratory meal to mark the end of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting.

 

‘America is a land of many faiths, and we welcome and honour the Muslim faith in our nation,’ Bush said.

 

‘Our society is enriched by our Muslim citizens. Your commitment to your faith reminds us all of the precious gift of religious freedom in our country. America is a more hopeful nation because of the talents and generosity and compassion of our Muslim citizens.’

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But the progressive Left, hostile to matters of religion, just never got it. They'd put Bush into a box marked "Christian loony extremist" and were never prepared to look, let alone think, outside of that box.

 

I well remember reading an article from an American newspaper in which the journalist's bewilderment at the opinions of school girls in Damascus was painfully apparent.

 

They were, despite being Muslims and not agreeing with many of Bush's policies, very positive about him because of his faith.

 

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