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...."The two men said they burned the books to defend the United States Constitution and the American people. It's a move that has been denounced by Christian groups, politicians and even some of their family members. Three women who have loved ones fighting abroad stood outside of Old's home holding up signs to protest the burnings"Somebody's got to stand up for the troops," said Ashley Parsons Parsons' husband is fighting in Afghanistan. This is his fifth tour of duty. She said she thinks it is shameful someone would take the anniversary of a national tragedy and do something that both the president and military leaders have said could endanger troops fighting abroad"I was livid," Parsons said. " I was very angry. was very angry, and I'm scared. I'm scared for my husband. I'm scared for my friends and husband. I'm scared for my friends and everybody who protects us." RRD:"Stand up for the troops"?!!!What does she think they are fighting for?Physical safety?They are fighting for the RIGHT to do the very thing she is protesting against!They are not fighting for the right of savages to censor us with death threats!To those who say that I should not condemn her because her husband is serving in the military,I say that she is dishonoring the memory of all the victims of both September 11 & our troops by committing the double injustice of blaming the Pastors & excusing Al-qaeda.If she disagrees with burning books she should say so while recognizing their right to do so & refusing to blame the Pastors for the crimes of terrorists.Who will attack our troops would not attack them before?Only illiterates who do not understand that we have free speech,& those who understand that we have such rights & wish us to lose them.Petreaus's claim is bizarre.Are the Northern Alliance suddenly going to join with their mortal enemies against us?This is the same
idiocy
which led Obama to deliver his condescending speech to "The Muslim World",a speech that was rightly criticized in many Muslim countries by people who asked e.g."Why is he delivering a speech to the Muslim World?Does he think we all think alike or have the same foreign policy issues with the U.S.?Why doesn't he deliver a speech to the Buddhist World,or the Christian World".Further as Ali Hirsi Ali has noted,Muslims should not be treated as homicidal children to be indulged.To which I would add that for every Muslim we see going berserk over the burning of the Quran,the Pope's statement,(quoting someone),that Islam is violent and irrational,(amusing given the inquisition et-al),&/or the Danish Cartoons et-al,hundreds of millions do not.Muslims have free will & can choose whether to follow the totalitarian aspects of their religion or not,(how totalitarian Islam is compared to other belief systems is not relevant here,even Communists & Neo-Nazis abstain from violence).Muslims w
ho use
violence against the innocent to suppress free speech are not victims they are,(depending on the context),either terrorists or criminals,& should be treated as such.
...."The two men said they burned the books to defend the United States Constitution and the American people. It's a move that has been denounced by Christian groups, politicians and even some of their family members. Three women who have loved ones fighting abroad stood outside of Old's home holding up signs to protest the burnings"Somebody's got to stand up for the troops," said Ashley Parsons Parsons' husband is fighting in Afghanistan. This is his fifth tour of duty. She said she thinks it is shameful someone would take the anniversary of a national tragedy and do something that both the president and military leaders have said could endanger troops fighting abroad"I was livid," Parsons said. " I was very angry. was very angry, and I'm scared. I'm scared for my husband. I'm scared for my friends and husband. I'm scared for my friends and everybody who protects us." RRD:"Stand up for the troops"?!!!What does she think they are fighting for?Physical safety?They are fighting for the RIGHT to do the very thing she is protesting against!They are not fighting for the right of savages to censor us with death threats!To those who say that I should not condemn her because her husband is serving in the military,I say that she is dishonoring the memory of all the victims of both September 11 & our troops by committing the double injustice of blaming the Pastors & excusing Al-qaeda.If she disagrees with burning books she should say so while recognizing their right to do so & refusing to blame the Pastors for the crimes of terrorists.Who will attack our troops would not attack them before?Only illiterates who do not understand that we have free speech,& those who understand that we have such rights & wish us to lose them.Petreaus's claim is bizarre.Are the Northern Alliance suddenly going to join with their mortal enemies against us?This is the same
idiocy
which led Obama to deliver his condescending speech to "The Muslim World",a speech that was rightly criticized in many Muslim countries by people who asked e.g."Why is he delivering a speech to the Muslim World?Does he think we all think alike or have the same foreign policy issues with the U.S.?Why doesn't he deliver a speech to the Buddhist World,or the Christian World".Further as Ali Hirsi Ali has noted,Muslims should not be treated as homicidal children to be indulged.To which I would add that for every Muslim we see going berserk over the burning of the Quran,the Pope's statement,(quoting someone),that Islam is violent and irrational,(amusing given the inquisition et-al),&/or the Danish Cartoons et-al,hundreds of millions do not.Muslims have free will & can choose whether to follow the totalitarian aspects of their religion or not,(how totalitarian Islam is compared to other belief systems is not relevant here,even Communists & Neo-Nazis abstain from violence).Muslims w
ho use
violence against the innocent to suppress free speech are not victims they are,(depending on the context),either terrorists or criminals,& should be treated as such.
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