The Bonfire of the Qurans

Townhall.com ^ | Septeber 11, 2010 | Pat Buchanan

[antisocial]

“Of course they are, but there is no need to even to put them in more danger, is there?”

Wouldn’t that be kinda like making a pregnant woman more pregnant?

[antisocial]

“Don’t worry - I am burning pages of the queeran today and tomorrow after soaking the pages in bacon grease for additional fuel.”

I might just do the same!

[Sudetenland]

Would Israel declare war simply because someone burned a Torah? Of course not. YOur question is irrelevant.

[Sudetenland]

How is that an "exotic interpretation?"

To support and defend the Constitution. Is the First Amendment part of the Constitution or isn't it. How do you defend the Constitution, by acquiessing to demands from a foreign entity?

How do you bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution? Is it not by standing by what it says?

How do you "support" the Constitution, by stripping a citizen of his First Amendment rights, or by insuring that no matter what he can take that action regardless of how objectionable you believe it to be?

Looks like you need to re-read the Constitution and the Federalist Papers so that you understand what it means.

[Sudetenland]

What is the "common defense?" What does that entail? Does it not mean preserving "Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness?" Is not the purpose of defending against enemies ultimately to protect the liberties we enjoy? Our Founding Fathers understood that life without liberty is not worthy living. That's why they sacrificed the lives and their fortunes to obtain that freedom.
< />We are not in an embassy, we are in the sovereign United States and defending his rights is the obligation of the military. He is obeying "local laws." They are our laws. If the pastor was in Afghanistan, your example might actually be relevant, but since this is the US, it is irrelevant.

Defending our borders very clearly is not one of their duties unless we are in a military invasion. Have you ever heard of posse comitatus the provision which expressly prohibits the deployment of our military within our nation's borders except in a time of war.

YOur example on the First Amendment is not analogous in any way. We permit the burning of an American flag, we permit desecrating crosses and Bibles all under the protections of the First Amendment. YOur logic is precisely wrong. Exactly "identical," you mean exactly the opposite.

[Frantzie]

The cruel irony is we have 3 to 4 x their energy. The libs just keep locking it up on federal land. The problem is they control TV.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - anow they are a total waste because he is a muslim agent. I think the wars were largely a cover for the Saudi royals being a lot more involved in 9/11 then we will ever know.

They control TV now. The endless “peaceful Islam” spin on every network. ALL the TV networks want deals with them because they have TRILLION of dollars.

TV has enslaved America. If any conservative or Repubs stands up - TV goes in full destroy mode.

[Frantzie]

“This is not the way we fight the war.”

What war? We are not fighting the war with Islam. We are surrendering because they own all the politcians and they own TV.

They own Bloomberg and he controls everything in NYC. Why? Billions in profits for his company to provide TV and financial data to islamic stock markets including Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, you name it.

You mean the war ion Iraq and Afghanistan?

Post Nov 2008 it became totally pointless. The Saudis are in charge. They control the white hut. These wars now are design to get as many american soldiers killed as possible and to humiliate the military and USA.

And ALL Of TV backs Islam.

[Frantzie]

How does a war in Iraq and Afghanistan make sny sense at all now when you have an islamic in the white hut?

When the Saudis have major investments in 5 of the 6 TV networks?

Are troops are being pawned and set up.

[bandleader]

How much MORE danger can they be subjected to?This”pastor”in Florida is a ZERO looking for fame(not to mention a congregation).The State-Run Media is responsible for this whole brouhaha.Guess what.I’m goin to burn a koran.I’m not really going to(I don’t even have one)but ALL Christian relics,Bibles,etc.is VERBOTEN in places like Saudi Arabia and routinely(when discovered by authorities)DESTROYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bandleader]

That was a mistake!

[varon]

Gen. David Petraeus warns the Quran burnings could inflame the Muslim world and imperil U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Killing Afghan Muslims and blowing up their caves will not???

[UCANSEE2]

"People follow when a leader leads."

What's important is 'where' they are leading you."

[UCANSEE2]

What i don´t get is why this is so overhyped in the media now.

Because it sells laundry detergent.

Very few will read a paper anymore just to read Obama's promises, or him telling them the economy is headed up.

[UCANSEE2]

Make certain that it's not an animatronic girl. They probably won't care then.

If you put a Muslim Girl (caricature) in the balloon, the Muslims themselves would shoot it down, Korans and all.

Muslim women are not allowed to be involved with 'science' and 'technology'.

[Sender]

How do you think we fight a war?

Not by inflaming the masses by burning their book, but by trying to talk sense into them by offering them a free life and a wholesome existence...but of course that probably won't work. They are itching to blow themselves up. So just shoot the SOBs and win this by attrition. There, I've said it.

[Sender]

So true, the media will have cameras at every suspected book burning tomorrow and will widely distribute the inflammatory footage.

Then they will have cameras at every Muslim rage protest burning US flags and Bibles...what a wonderful news day for them.

They hope they can get footage of US troops being shot as well. Film at eleven.

[ilovesarah2012]

I agree. No point in going to war unless you’re in it to win. I don’t think Obama wants us to win.

[murdoog]

Who is Davis?

I was wondering the same thing. I suspect he meant "Jones" and this is just a typo or moment of cerebral flatulence.

[COBOL2Java]

They hate us because we are not Muslims.

Reminds me of a rebuttal Charles Krauthammer gave to Juan Williams in talking about angering the "Muslim street". After Juan gave the usual liberal talking point, Charles observed: "Juan, Muslims don't hate us because of what we do; Muslims hate us because we woke up this morning!"