If the mere act of burning the pages of a book will supposedly endanger the lives of millions, then those millions of lives are already in danger and it is time to fish or cut bait on this war.
If some kooky pastor can trigger a world wide religious war by merely burning a single copy of the Koran, then we are already on the precipice of that war, and the longer we wait for it the more deadly our enemy will become.
If the act of one person out of 6 Billion people on earth burning a single copy of the Koran will unleash the dogs of war, then by golly let us release our dogs first. Burn it and get it over with!
Ohio, we are already in a war. We have just not yet fired a shot at the enemy. Maybe the first shot will be fired on Saturday. If so, then it is God's will and we had better be prepared for war.
Good point, P-M. If burning one (or even a few dozen) books is going to cause a world-wide conflagration, then the world was already there, anyway.
It wasn’t the straw that broke the camel’s back. The straw was an insignificant addition to an already irretrievable situation.
Are you on call to any branch of the military that might be called up to fight such a jihad, or to deal with west-friendly Islamic entities that severed all diplomatic ties and declared war?
I just want to know if your rear ends are prepared to cash the checks your mouths are writing.