On October 23, 2000, eleven days after the USS Cole was bombed, “the American Muslim Political Coordination Council…announced its endorsement of George W. Bush. The head of the group, Agha Saeed, explained why: ‘Governor Bush took the initiative to meet with local and national representatives of the Muslim community. He also promised to address Muslim concerns on domestic and foreign policy issues.”
– Craig Unger, House of Bush, House of Saud, Pages 214-215