U.S. Says It Also Finds Cartoons of Muhammad OffensiveBy JOEL BRINKLEY and IAN FISHER Published: February 4, 2006 WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 — The Muslim world erupted in anger on Friday over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in Europe while the Bush administration offered the protesters support, saying of the cartoons, "We find them offensive, and we certainly understand why Muslims would find these images offensive."