There are more similarities to the burning of the koran and the drawing of cartoon than there are differences.
Both are mocking islam, both send the muzzies into a tailspin, and both end up with those on our side dead at the hands of the peaceful religion.
Capitulating to the muslims on the burning issue will simply have them move on to the cartoon again, and then on to the simple discussion of islam.
Eventually it will come to the killing of our soldiers for someone on FR simply typing the name Mohammed.
Far more progress towards peace would happen if koran burning happened on a weekly, or even daily basis.
The common denominator is that they are attacking the fact that we do have the Freedom of Expression in this country, that’s what they want us to shut down, it doesn’t matter if it comes from a Church, a Newspaper, or even a web forum, such as Free Republic. These people demand that we pass laws banning all speech that insults Islam. And there are too many politician, like Miss Graham, that are all to willing to oblige.
Where I disagree is that behaving responsibly and thoughtfully in not burning a book (which is completely pointless in any situation) is 'capitulating' to anything or anyone.
I don't believe in any circumstance that doing the right thing is 'capitulating' to anything else.
We fight the evil of Islamofascism by killing those who are perpetuating it. We don't accomplish anything by endangering the very people who are doing the killing.
The pseudo-preacher is an irresponsible idiot who accomplished nothing good.
Nothing.
And saying so publicly is not in any way, shape or form, 'capitulating.'