Y'all are approaching Islamic levels in your overreaction to this simple statement.
The outrageous thing is the Islamic reaction to this. It simply affirms everything the cartoonists were trying to say. If the state department statement had also condemned the Muslim reaction, then it might have been okay.
But what the Muslims are trying to do is to force everyone to abide by Shariah standards, whether they believe in them or not. It must be made clear to the Muslims that we will not bow to them in that regard.