If we are going to be in a war, we should be in it to win it. That means smart strategy and tactics. What we did with the Koran was not smart. It has nothing to do with principle and high ideals. War is not about high ideals. It is about winning. If we don’t want to win then we should not be in the war in the first place.
In a war where one is Muslim and the other side is also Muslim, the Muslim side wins. We lose. Iraq, Egypt, Iran, Pakastan, etc etc will be loses as long as we think one side is our friend. Islam uses non-Muslims. Islam does not befriend non-Muslims.