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Petraeus Condemns U.S. Church's Plan to Burn Qurans
Wall Street Journal ^ | September 6, 2010 | JULIAN E. BARNES And MATTHEW ROSENBERG

Posted on 09/06/2010 9:13:02 AM PDT by Kaslin

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To: petertare

Pure nation building with little or no shooting at those who would kill our soldiers in a heartbeat.


161 posted on 09/06/2010 1:12:38 PM PDT by Carley (For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
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To: Tribune7; dagogo redux

“How many Nazis did Patton have fighting for him?”

Very few to none. You make an excellent point. We shouldn’t be protecting, coddling, and endorsing a subversive political machine aimed at the overthrow of the U.S. Government, and every other nation government, for the institution of sharia law. They are an enemy to freedom, everywhere they step foot, and their “religion” condones and encourages lying to “infidels” in order to institute their fantasy one world government.

You’re right, we should employ in the armed services those that grenade our own troops, or shoot up bases. Spot on.

(Oh wait, were you being an apologist?...if so, nevermind)


162 posted on 09/06/2010 1:27:35 PM PDT by JDW11235 (I think I got it now!)
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To: Gamecock

Amen


163 posted on 09/06/2010 1:37:55 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: Gamecock

Amen.


164 posted on 09/06/2010 1:38:57 PM PDT by rintense
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To: freethinker_for_freedom

BTTP


165 posted on 09/06/2010 1:41:58 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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To: All
FR has far more than fifty members unlike this little church in Florida. FR has far more political influence than this little unaffiliated church. Members of FR speak their minds every day unlike this little Florida church. Ridicule of Islam and Muslims is much stronger on FR than this little church's planned Koran burning.

If Islam takes notice of FR and issues threats of violence against our troops in Afghanistan and the 0baMao administration condemns us will that be the end of posting criticism of Muslims here? No more cartoons, no more negative comments, no more critical articles posted? Because the friendly Muslims in Kabul might go sudden-Jihad on our troops?

166 posted on 09/06/2010 1:43:24 PM PDT by TigersEye (Greenhouse Theory is false. Totally debunked. "GH gases" is a non-sequitur.)
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To: ThePatrioticArtist

I agree. The General is concerned with the welfare of his command which is his job.

What do the Quran burners hope to accomplish, besides
maybe getting some unwary American killed by a mob?


167 posted on 09/06/2010 1:44:47 PM PDT by rahbert
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To: Eye of Unk

http://tinyurl.com/2cg2gvv


168 posted on 09/06/2010 1:47:57 PM PDT by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: Tribune7
He doesn’t want to see his troops put in unnecessary danger. It’s pretty rational.

B$, if he had mentioned how they do it and that we are better than that, maybe.

169 posted on 09/06/2010 1:50:05 PM PDT by itsahoot (We the people allowed Republican leadership to get us here, only God's Grace can get us out.)
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To: onedoug
Seems like we got us a talkin´ general.¨ —Twelve O´Clock High

Where do we find such men?

170 posted on 09/06/2010 1:54:13 PM PDT by itsahoot (We the people allowed Republican leadership to get us here, only God's Grace can get us out.)
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To: Tribune7
He doesn’t want to see his troops put in unnecessary danger. It’s pretty rational.

Agree

171 posted on 09/06/2010 1:56:16 PM PDT by jersey117
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To: Kaslin
You have obviously have never served in the Military or otherwise you would know that the safety of the troops are the first concern of the general

Then maybe he should let the troops chamber a round, instead of offering exceptional restraint medals.

Politicians are insane, Generals are supposed to be a little smarter.

172 posted on 09/06/2010 1:56:32 PM PDT by itsahoot (We the people allowed Republican leadership to get us here, only God's Grace can get us out.)
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To: TigersEye

So if he was to complain about Code Pink’s encouragement for the other team that would be bad too?


173 posted on 09/06/2010 2:05:24 PM PDT by misterrob (Thug Life....now showing at a White House near you....)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
Just tell me what of this do you not get?

KABUL—The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said the planned burning of Qurans on Sept. 11 by a Florida church could put the lives of American troops in danger and damage the war effort.

Gen. David Petraeus said the Taliban would exploit the demonstration for propaganda purposes, drumming up anger toward the U.S. and making it harder for allied troops to carry out their mission of protecting Afghan civilians.

"It could endanger troops and it could endanger the overall effort," Gen. Petraeus said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. "It is precisely the kind of action the Taliban uses and could cause significant problems. Not just here, but everywhere in the world we are engaged with the Islamic community."

174 posted on 09/06/2010 2:10:02 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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To: misterrob
Do you see a moral equivalence between ridiculing the enemy and encouraging the enemy? If so we have nothing in common.

#166

175 posted on 09/06/2010 2:10:14 PM PDT by TigersEye (Greenhouse Theory is false. Totally debunked. "GH gases" is a non-sequitur.)
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To: itsahoot
¨Where do we find such men?¨

Bridges At Toko-Ri

176 posted on 09/06/2010 2:13:43 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: Kaslin

If all of those things are true then we will never win their “hearts and minds.” They are functionally psychotics. The only arrangement that can ever be made is to capitulate to every demand they make.


177 posted on 09/06/2010 2:14:00 PM PDT by TigersEye (Greenhouse Theory is false. Totally debunked. "GH gases" is a non-sequitur.)
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To: whence911

So generals are in command of how US Churches conduct their religious services, and if they don’t change their religious practices they are ‘traitors’? Interesting approach.


178 posted on 09/06/2010 2:16:06 PM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla ('“Our own government has become our enemy' - Sheriff Paul Babeu)
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

If your religious practive causes deaths of more US soldiers, you might want to take break and ask yourselve why you did that with your freedom. If my son was still there, and I saw it, I’d stop it.


179 posted on 09/06/2010 2:22:24 PM PDT by whence911 (Here illegally? Go home. Get in line!)
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To: wild74

The whole Koran thing reminds me of the scene in Men in Blck when J kept on stepping on cock roaches to rile up the big bug monster. Lets burn a few Korans, lets call the cowards out.


180 posted on 09/06/2010 2:22:39 PM PDT by mdmathis6 (Mike Mathis is my name,opinions are my own,subject to flaming when deserved!)
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