There are reports of the US military seizing Bibles entering Afghanistan and then burning them.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/us.military.bibles.burned/
I say to Gen. Petraeus, “Butt OUT! Don’t condemn in others that which you do yourself.”
Yes, I understand protecting his troops. Yes, I have served in combat. No, I probably don’t have as much time in combat as the general, only 13 months out of 21 months active enlisted time.
You, as a good Marine, should know that you do not deter a heretofore implacable foe by trying to placate him. You must teach your foe to FEAR you so much that he ceases combat, both overt and surreptitious.
After your enemy has been subdued then we can talk about living together as civilized, peaceable people. You know, civilized, as in “I will stop burning your holy book now that you have stopped burning our airliners, office buildings, the bodies of our dead, peaceable church-goers in India, Pakistan & Egypt and our flag.”
BTW, I do NOT recommend, encourage, or approve of burning the Koran. A better thing to do would be to let people know the terrible teachings of the Koran that are being used to send thousands of Muslims to die and/or kill others, all the while believing that they are doing the will of God.
What better way to let people know of the disgust in the Koran than by burning the piece of crap. F Islam and F any American standing with that wretched faith......
regarding your post with link to the CNN article about the military burning the bibles, I love this line in reference to this act:
“Troops at posts in war zones are required to burn their trash, Wright said.”
Lt. Col. Mark Wright says this about the bible? Maybe CNN has taken it out of context as only CNN can print such a line with no hint of remorse or respect while they are falling all over themselves condemning the burning of the Quaran.