Truce Is Reached in Quran Drama

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 09-09-10 | JONATHAN WEISMAN, SHIRA OVIDE And TAMER EL-GHOBASHY

[GOP_Lady]

A Florida pastor backed away from plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11 after U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates phoned him, capping several surreal days of drama in which his plans ricocheted around the world, sowing anger among Muslims and concern at the Pentagon.

Mr. Gates's phone call, in which he warned Rev. Terry Jones that the planned event could imperil U.S. troops, came hours after President Barack Obama slammed Mr. Jones's plan as a "stunt" and "a recruitment bonanza for al Qaeda."

"Secretary Gates reached out to Pastor Jones this afternoon," a Pentagon official said. "They had a very brief phone conversation during which the Secretary expressed his grave concern" that the Quran-burning would put American forces at risk, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan. "He urged the Pastor not to proceed with it," the official said.

[Canedawg]

there will be a Muslim Mosque built 2 blocks from Ground Zero.
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No, there won’t.

[Windflier]

"How about this, instead of their building a mosque next to Ground Zero, we build a Ground Zero next to the Grand Mosque in Mecca?"

Freeper muawiyah

[unkus]

I agree.

[Siena Dreaming]

The people that will "believe" the propaganda made from whatever the guy in Florida does also believe every other bit of nonsensical propaganda produced by their radical leaders or posted on the internet.

Yes, you are dealing with very cloistered, perhaps in some cases even Stone Age people who do believe things that are deemed ridiculous by more educated peoples.

No, we should not stop doing all things which might offend. But when something catches on like this which has gained headlines internationally and which obviously will be widely used for a recruitment tool, it is good strategy to try to get the party responsible to desist for the security of the innocent. It's all part of war strategy...the propoganda aspect.

[dfwgator]

Oh it will be built, but it won’t stand for long until some unfortunate “accident” befalls it.

[fabian]

There is a final war coming...but to provoke through burning their God is a bit stupid.

[GOP_Lady]

Oooppps ... Sorry, Roses, that was meant for somone on another of my WSJ posts. Someone asked what the letters “PLAB” meant.