Why is Islam winning The Long War against the West? Mostly because of the moral sanction of Western leaders.
* "The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace." --President George W. Bush, White House, Washington, DC, September 17, 2011
* "The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself. The enemy of America is not our many Muslim friends." --President George W. Bush, joint session of Congress, US Capitol, Washington, DC, September 20, 2011
* "I have assured His Majesty that our war is...not against Islam....[T]he Muslim faith is based upon peace and love and compassion." --President George W. Bush, statement with dictator Abdullah of Jordan, Oval Office, White House, Washington, DC, September 28, 2011
* "All of us here today understand this: We do not fight Islam." --President George W. Bush, Warsaw, Poland Conference on Combating Terrorism, November 6, 2001
* "The Islam that we know is a faith [that]...teaches the value and the importance of charity, mercy, and peace." --President George W. Bush, Message for Ramadan, White House, Washington, DC, November 15, 2001
* "[T]hose believers built a culture of learning and literature and science. All the world continues to benefit from this faith and its achievements." --President George W. Bush, Iftaar Dinner, the State Dining Room, Washington, DC, November 19, 2001
* "[O]ur war is not against Islam, or against faith practiced by the Muslim people." --President George W. Bush, Town Hall Meeting, Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, California, January 5, 2002
* "When it comes to the common rights and needs of men and women, there is no clash of civilizations....The peoples of the Islamic nations want and deserve the same freedoms and opportunities as people in every nation." --President George W. Bush, Graduation Exercise of the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, June 1, 2002
* "Your commitments to morality, and learning, and tolerance led to great historical achievements. And those values are alive in the Islamic world today. You have a rich culture, and you share the aspirations of men and women in every culture. Prosperity and freedom and dignity are not just American hopes, or Western hopes." --President George W. Bush, The Rose Garden, Washington DC, June 24, 2002
* "All Americans must recognize that the face of terror is not the true face of Islam....It's a faith based upon love, not hate." --President George W. Bush, Roundtable with Arab and Muslim-American Leaders, Afghanistan Embassy, Washington, DC, September 10, 2002
* "Islam is a faith that...inspires [Muslims] to lead lives based on honesty, and justice, and compassion." --President George W. Bush, Executive Office Building, Washington, DC, October 11, 2002
* "Islam is a vibrant faith....We respect the faith. We honor its traditions...the great traditions of Islam. [Islam is] a great religion." ----President George W. Bush, Executive Office Building, Washington, DC, October 11, 2002
* "America treasures the relationship we have with our many Muslim friends, and we respect the vibrant faith of Islam which inspires countless individuals to lead lives of honesty, integrity, and morality." --President George W. Bush, Presidential Message on Eid al-Fitr, The Islamic Center of Washington, December 5, 2002
* "Here in the United States our Muslim citizens are making many contributions in business, science and law, medicine and education, and in other fields....upholding our nation's ideals of liberty and justice." --President George W. Bush, Presidential Message on Eid al-Fitr, The Islamic Center of Washington, December 5, 2002
* "Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance." --President Barack Obama, Cairo University, September, 4, 2009
* "Islam is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism -- it is an important part of promoting peace." --President Barack Obama, Cairo University, September, 4, 2009
* "I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes ofIslam wherever they appear." --President Barack Obama, Cairo University, September, 4, 2009
* "These rituals remind us of the principles that we hold in common, and Islam’s role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of all human beings." --President Barack Obama, celebration of Ramadan, White House, Wash. DC, October, 11, 2010
* "I made it clear that America is not, and will never be, at war with Islam." --President Barack Obama, Jarkata, Indonesia, November, 10, 2010