What the?

For decades Iran and the US have been name calling idiots toward one another. We call them evil doers and terrorists. They call us Satan. We sought their destruction by funding Sadam Hussain throughout the 1980's and helped him kill tens of thousands of Iranians. They, I am sure, were very happy when the towers fell.

So here we all are in 2006 and who is the first guy to speak? None other than the volatile Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Here is an section from his 18 page letter to Bush:

"I have been told that Your Excellency follows the teachings of Jesus (Peace be upon him) and believes in the divine promise of the rule of the righteous on Earth," Ahmadinejad wrote Bush, who has said that Christ is his favorite philosopher.

"If Prophet Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ishamel, Joseph, or Jesus Christ (Peace Be Upon Him) were with us today, how would they have judged such behavior?"

Not that I am siding with this guy who I think is a bit unstable. However again here we have the "bad guys" looking far more statesman like than the "good guys" who simply ignore such overtures. The US looks weak when we ignore the words of our enemies. Jesus Christ would not support such actions. He engaged his foes at every turn. As the pharisees followed him around trying to trip him up by using scripture against him he never backed away from pointing out their hipocracy. Bush is obviously ignorant of the behavior of his so-called favorite philosopher. Christ lived a life of constant engagement with all who surrounded him, both the righteous and the wicked. A man of faith and love of the teachings of Christ would never shrink from discourse with the likes of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The White House should disclose the entire 18 page letter for the people to read for themselves. What is Bush afraid of? That Ahmadinejad is a better communicator than our own President? Or that the Iran leader has a more soundly based theological argument to his position than does Bush?

I want to find out NOW!