Ishtar? Ohhhh, iftar.

Curious headline this morning.

Bush urges bickering allies on terrorism

President of the United States: "Heh, heh. Yeah, go ahead and fight. You know you want to. In the alley behind the playground. Heh.

The story continues.

Judging by the body language Bush himself had said he would be watching, there were plenty of tensions to overcome over a light dinner of soup, sea bass and salad. The meal was billed as an "iftar," a meal that breaks the daytime fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Musharraf and Karzai are Muslims.

The Afghan and Pakistani leaders stood stiffly on either side of Bush during a brief Rose Garden appearance before they ate.

Question: Is it a good or a bad thing that all of those invited to tonight's rare State Dinner do not consume beverage spirits?

Second question: Did preznit invite them for dinner simply because they are the only other two world leaders who (like, the preznit himeself, publicly) insist on non-alcoholic beer?