Obama: U.S. "Is Not And Will Never Be At War With Islam"

Truth be told, this does not differ very much from George W. Bush who on many occassions declared that America was not at war with Islam. For example, on September 17, 2001, Bush said that “the face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That’s not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don’t represent peace. They represent evil and war.” On October 11, 2002, Bush said, “Islam is a vibrant faith. Millions of our fellow citizens are Muslim. We respect the faith. We honor its traditions. Our enemy does not. Our enemy doesn’t follow the great traditions of Islam. They’ve hijacked a great religion.”

Bush did, however, use the phrase "Islamofascism" in describing this enemy later in his presidency, a phrase that will not be leaving Obama's mouth any time soon.

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