Burning a Koran: Right or Wrong?

[Delfuego]

Why is he an idiot for doing this?

Because it a simple act of provocation, nothing more.

This didn't become an event until Karzai denounced it

Now its Karzai's fault? Really???


BTW: 99.9% of Muslims did nothing and just went to work that day.

We should round up this .01% (Christians/Muslims/ETC) and send them to the island for a fight to the death. This alleged Pastor is just as afraid and ignorant as the people he opposes.

[FL410]

We are in a weird time in history where our National policy is no longer to kill our enemies and destroy their will to fight.

It is to to win their hearts and minds.

We learned the wrong lessons from the Marshal plan after WWII.

A lot of todays military doctrine was also developed by British and French occupational forces as they colonized the third world.

The main problem is that the Mission is not really defined:

Are we in AFG/IRQ to colonize them for the long term?

Are we there to reform them in our image?

Are we there to punish them?

Personally speaking, I think we should wage War as we did in WWII, then Maybe offer the survivors the chance to be Westernized. Actions that inflame the radicals would be beneficial for smoking them out.

Bloodthirsty killers from our history like Lemay, Sherman, or Patton would have wrapped this thing up years ago.

[Elhuero]

Because it a simple act of provocation, nothing more.
Now its Karzai's fault? Really???

yes.

if he had kept his fool mouth shut about it nobody would have died.

sure, the attack was carried out by taliban types, but karzai gave them the political motivation to do it.

free speech is protected, provocative or not. though their ideas may be idiotic to you, nobody is an idiot for exercising their liberties.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Because it a simple act of provocation, nothing more.
Now its Karzai's fault? Really???


BTW: 99.9% of Muslims did nothing and just went to work that day.

Yes, there was no Koran Burning. You do know that right? Karzai being a dumb politician he is, condemned something that never happened.

99.9% of muslims never condemned any killings, and applauded when 9/11 happened. They will also join the killing given the opportunity.

E.G. Today's Muslim killing related events include butchering of Christians in Ivory Coast and Stoning in Indonesia. Don't be so naive!
In fact you don't have to go to far. Many muslims think that I am one being where I came from. I have heard some of the most disgusting ideas, and what you called extremist talk here locally in Denver. FBI will not do anything, CBI says they are looking into it and thank you for reporting. I am hoping they do have some investigation or at least observation going w/o admitting it openly.

[Bailey Guns]

Because it a simple act of provocation, nothing more.
Now its Karzai's fault? Really???


BTW: 99.9% of Muslims did nothing and just went to work that day.

We should round up this .01% (Christians/Muslims/ETC) and send them to the island for a fight to the death. This alleged Pastor is just as afraid and ignorant as the people he opposes.

How many times per day are any of us provoked? It's all I can do sometimes to make it through the day without choking the life outta someone because they say things that are meant to provoke me. But I seriously can't remember the last time I cut someone's head off or rioted in the streets because of something someone said to piss me off. No...not buying the provocation theory. That's a copout. People are provoked all the time and don't do the sorts of things that the Muslims are doing over this.

I never said it was Karzai's fault. What I said was this was basically a non-event until he started running his suck about it. So...maybe what I mean is it's just as much his fault as it is Jone's fault.

And if 99.9% of Muslims "just went to work today"...that still leaves .1% (not .01% as you posted), or somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 to 160 MILLION Muslim troublemakers. Assuming your 99.9% figure is correct and assuming the most reliable estimates of a total world Muslim population of 1.5 to 1.6 billion are correct.

[ChunkyMonkey]

And if 99.9% of Muslims "just went to work today"...that still leaves .1% (not .01% as you posted),

hehehe good catch.

[Delfuego]

82% of statistics are made up.....

How you think that MY math (and/or typing skills) somehow proves your point is quite a leap.

And please don't site that Ivory Coast's situation is somehow; bad Muslims vs good Christians; is very mis-informed.

The Gbagbo supporters (Southern Christians) killed several Imams and burned several mosques. Who is being naive now?

It is the generalizations and double-standards that perpetuate racism in all cultures. I don't put up with racism in other countries, and especially here in the USA!

[Byte Stryke]

82% of statistics are made up.....

How you think that MY math (and/or typing skills) somehow proves your point is quite a leap.

And please don't cite that Ivory Coast's situation is somehow; bad Muslims vs good Christians; is very misinformed.

The Gbagbo supporters (Southern Christians) killed several Imams and burned several mosques. Who is being naive now?

It is the generalizations and double-standards that perpetuate racism in all cultures. I don't put up with racism in other countries, and especially here in the USA!

and 4/3 of the population doesn't understand fractions.

[Delfuego]

That is AWSESOME!!! Made my day with that one. Thanks.

And if your going to correct my grammar and spelling, you will be promoted to moderator and will have to do this for all posters....

[Byte Stryke]

Please don't cite that Ivory the Coast's situation is somehow [adverb], bad Muslims vs good Christians, is very misinformed.

There, now I have corrected your grammar and spelling.