Posted on 04/03/2011 3:20:59 PM PDT by tobyhill
Top U.S. officials in Afghanistan on Sunday condemned the burning of a Quran in the United States that sparked three days of protests in which more than 20 people died.
Burning the Muslim holy book "was hateful, it was intolerant and it was extremely disrespectful and again, we condemn it in the strongest manner possible," said Gen. David Petraeus, who heads the U.S.-led international forces in Afghanistan.
U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry said in a statement that Americans respect the Quran "and all religious texts and deplore any action that shows disrespect to any religious faith."
"At the same time, I want to emphasize, as have many Afghan leaders, that to attack and kill innocent people in response to the deplorable act of one individual is outrageous, and an affront to human decency and dignity," Eikenbery's statement said.
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Shut up, Petraus!! Have you forgotten so soon the very rights you are fighting FOR?!?!?!? >:-(
I wonder if ‘Ol Karl feels the same way about people who burn the Bible. I don’t think so since the US Military burns Bibles without a thought.
Political Correctness and sucking up to this ‘Religion of Peace’ is going to be the end of western civilization as we know it if someone doesn’t take a stand and remember what America is all about...too bad the current regime doesn’t have anyone that fits that description! :*(
The General is only trying to protect his soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines. He doing what any good commander would do, take care of his people.
How much time in a combat zone do you have? I’m willing to bet not nearly as much as Gen Petraeus. So it seems, you need to shut up.
SOON IT WILL BE US OR THEM MUCH LIKE THE BORG OF STAR TREK
“You will be assimilated, Resistance is futile.”
The pastor proved very valuable lessons, Muslim countries have no ability to be civilized and we should get the heck out of there and let them finish each other off.
We’ll buy their barrel of oil for a box of crackers.
So when they burn Bibles or Torahs how many of them can we kill?
Pray for America
WTF?!
General Petraeus is BETRAYING his OATH TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. I’m a military brat from waaay back, and my respect for and admiration for our military and veterans knows NO bounds...but this is just the ‘party line’ being repeated her, and IT’S WRONG. And I’m calling him on it!! >:-(
I agree that the Islamic reaction is barbaric. But the way a trainer masters a brute beast is not by taunting it. It's by using his proper advantages.
We are not there to win so we need to get the heck out of there and let them kill themselves off.
Yet beheading, stoning s OK?
These people are on the wrong side of this war
But... but... but... this makes him an Obama stooge... and... and... a Muslim boot licker / sarc off.
I really fail to discern much difference pre and post Koran frying.
I agree that the Islamic reaction is barbaric. But the way a trainer masters a brute beast is not by taunting it. It’s by using his proper advantages.
Pray tell, what advantage is that?
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