“And Bush’s rhetoric about the “religion of peace” did not help either.”
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Truely one of the dumbest utterances to ever come from the mouth of a U.S. president. I’m sure there was a political motivation behind it but at best, it was world class stupidity. At worst, it put a false veneer on a serious threat.
“...it put a false veneer on a serious threat...”
Yes, and it led to the medias unending quest to find and portray “moderate islam”.