I think that General Petraeus should not have commented on it one way or the other. The smart thing to do would have been to just ignore the whole issue because it really doesn't have any bearing on military operations. The Muslim militants will attack US troops because they are determined to do so. They don't need some wacko Pastor in Florida to give them any reason too. They will find some reason, any reason, to justify their attacks. I’m sure that Petraeus is smart enough to know that.
I think too many people including General Petraeus and Obama and all the newscasters and all the talk-show hosts are talking about this much to much and therefor making it into something bigger than it should be. If all these people that are speaking out on it wouldn't, then he would have just been looked at as another kook and that would have been it. But now that everyone is talking about it and making him into a news-maker, it's all over the world. Let's face it this KOOK Pastor has 25- 36 people in his congregation. Let General Petareus fight the war to win it and protect our soldier, and let the Pastor do whatever he wants to do, not too many people give a crap about him and his stupid idea. This guy is a one trick pony. And if the Muslims want to pick a fight with him then so be it. They don't give a damn about their Miserable cronies that want to kill us or blow up our land marks, etc, so I say let them go to hell? If someone draws a cartoon about them, they want to kill them, they don't think twice about burning American Flags in their streets or Burning and hanging images of President Bush in the streets. Or throwing their shoes at President Bush, so why should I care about them? NO I don't believe this Pastor is right, I think he's nuts and that it should not be done, no way. But I'm not going to get too upset over it either. It's this1st Amendment Right to burn the Koran if he wants to. Does it make it not stupid, no, it is stupid but stupid is not illegal. And if General Petraeus want to get involved, let him also get involved in stopping the building of the Masque at Ground Zero. And then I’d give him credit. But as far as this is concerned, I think he should stay out of it and that goes for Obama as well. Any violence perpetrated as a response to burning these books will be on the hands of those that pull the trigger, not the one who offends another by what is really a silly act. You don’t kill anyone for perpetrating a stupid act. Who got on a screaming rampage when they put an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum of a crucifix submerged in urine? Or when they put up an exhibition of The Holy Virgin Mary in Elephant dong. Yes, I know, two wrongs do not make a right. Burning these books is a mistake....a big one. Is this a foolish thing? Sure it is. Two wrongs never make it right and this pastor is pouring salt into the wound of 9/11. He is a kook and if I had the power, burning these Korans is a mistake....a big mistake. Two wrongs never make it right and this pastor is pouring salt into the wound of 9/11. He is a kook no question about it, but the guy is not sawing anyone’s heads off or rioting. And this is America and he can do whatever he wants to. I just wonder if these same people that are getting their panties in a wad would be as concerned if he were burning a American flag or a Bible? So with that being said, I defend the Pastor's right to burn the Koran. We all have the right to do a lot of things...but that doesn't make them right.
If I were the General, I’d say; In the United States it their right to burn a Koran if they chose to do so. Any retaliatory actions towards our troops will be dealt with swiftly and decisively with any and every means necessary to protect our soldiers.
And if they'll kill our soldiers over this, then I say it time to bake the cookies! This is America we do lots of stupid things here- get used to it!I think too many people including General Petraeus are talking about this and therefor making it into something bigger than it should be. If all these people that are speaking out on it wouldn't, then he would have just been looked at as another kook and that would have been it. But now that everyone is talking about it and making him into a news-maker, it's all over the world. Let's face it this KOOK Pastor has 25- 36 people in his congregation. Let General Petareus fight the war to win it and protect our soldier, and let the Pastor do whatever he wants to do, not too many people give a crap about him and his stupid idea. This guy is a one trick pony. And if the Muslims want to pick a fight with him then so be it. They don't give a damn about their Miserable cronies that want to kill us or blow up our land marks, etc, so I say let them go to hell? If someone draws a cartoon about them, they want to kill them, they don't think twice about burning American Flags in their streets or Burning and hanging images of President Bush in the streets. Or throwing their shoes at President Bush, so why should I care about them? NO I don't believe this Pastor is right, I think he's nuts and that it should not be done, no way. But I'm not going to get too upset over it either. It's this1st Amendment Right to burn the Koran if he wants to. Does it make it not stupid, no, it is stupid but stupid is not illegal. And if General Petraeus want to get involved, let him also get involved in stopping the building of the Masque at Ground Zero. And then I’d give him credit. But as far as this is concerned, I think he should stay out of it and that goes for Obama as well. Any violence perpetrated as a response to burning these books will be on the hands of those that pull the trigger, not the one who offends another by what is really a silly act. You don’t kill anyone for perpetrating a stupid act. Who got on a screaming rampage when they put an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum of a crucifix submerged in urine? Or when they put up an exhibition of The Holy Virgin Mary in Elephant dong. Yes, I know, two wrongs do not make a right. Burning these books is a mistake....a big one. Is this a foolish thing? Sure it is. Two wrongs never make it right and this pastor is pouring salt into the wound of 9/11. He is a kook and if I had the power, burning these Korans is a mistake....a big mistake. Two wrongs never make it right and this pastor is pouring salt into the wound of 9/11. He is a kook no question about it, but the guy is not sawing anyone’s heads off or rioting. And this is America and he can do whatever he wants to. I just wonder if these same people that are getting their panties in a wad would be as concerned if he were burning a American flag or a Bible? So with that being said, I defend the Pastor's right to burn the Koran. We all have the right to do a lot of things...but that doesn't make them right. And if they'll kill our soldiers over this, then I say it time to bake the cookies!This is America we do lots of stupid things here- get used to it!
Bottom Line! So why is the Main Stream Media insist on keeping this Kookie Pastor’s story on the front pages and all over the Media? Could it be so they can make it into a big Right Wing Racial story? These people really need to grow up. I suspect most Americans are not listening to what this Nut job Pastor has to say anyway.
Our country really needs to send these nuts and clowns a message, shut up, grow up, act like rational people. And at the same time the Media has to stop giving so much space to these jerkoffs, and take these stories off the front pages..
Or is all this just a "distraction" for the administration and Poor Obama, who has been talked about like a dog, from telling us what the new Oval Office rug cost!