Bush's Inaction Over General's Islam Remarks Riles Two Faiths

[DUreader]

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/1123-06.htm


Muslims call for rebuke of Boykin, but such a move could
isolate key Christian supporters.
byJohanna Neuman

WASHINGTON — More than a month has passed since the disclosure that a
fundamentalist Christian policymaker at the Pentagon had disparaged Muslims for
worshipping idols.

Yet to U.S. diplomats charged with selling America to the
Arab world, the remarks by Lt. Gen. William G. "Jerry"
Boykin are an albatross they cannot seem to shake.

"I get calls from officials in Arab countries every day about
Boykin," said James Zogby, president of the Arab American
Institute. "They are stunned nothing has happened."

While the Pentagon investigates Boykin's remarks, the
passage of time is turning the episode into a no-win
dilemma for the Bush administration, pitting its need to
reach out to the Arab world against the sentiments of
fundamentalist Christians, who form a core constituency
heading into an election year.

[Voltaire99]

1. "While the Pentagon investigates Boykin's remarks..."

Pentagon Stooge #1: I don't see what the fuss is. He said towelheads have a crappy god.

Pentagon Stooge #2: Yep. I'm late for golf.

[BiggJawn]

2. Make that THREE "faiths"...

as in "LACK of faith".
I'm an Atheist and I don't care for Boykin's comments, either.

[agincourt]

3. It's what else he said,

He stated that the smirking POS Bush was appointed by god to run this country. That gave him a stack of brownie points as high as the WTC. He could have probably said Mohammed invented syphillus and still keep his job in this administration. I often wonder if that's why we're taking so many "insignificant" losses in Iraq. Saying Bush was appointed by god is the litmus test for command. The competent commanders are being "retired" and being replaced by goons for *.