[skeeter]

It is you who are ignoring the consequences.

[carton253]

No, I'm not. I'm not saying they can't burn the Koran. I'm saying that Petraus is asking for the church to think of the consequences to the troops in the field. That's all.

I think it's stupid, extremely stupid for the church to burn the Koran... but I didn't say they couldn't do it.

But, from most of the posts on this thread, hatred for Muslims and the right to free speech trumps Petraus' concerns that this silly, stupid, self-promoting event could cost soldiers their lives.