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| Afghanistan |
| Official Statement by ISAF and Gen Petraeus re Koran Burning |
| 2011-04-04 |
| In view of the events of recent days, we feel it is important on behalf of ISAF and NATO members in Afghanistan to reiterate our condemnation of any disrespect to the Holy Qur'an and the Muslim faith. We condemn, in particular, the action of an individual in the United States who recently burned the Holy Qur'an. No mention of the legality of the act, or of Freedom of Speech as an innate human right, nor of the duty of the military to protect the US from foreign enemies. We also offer condolences to the families of all those injured and killed in violence which occurred in the wake of the burning of the Holy Qur'an. That's a mighty 'wake' reaching across continents. Also the 'condolences' are offered not only to the victims' families but also to those who were injured or killed in self defense because they were part of an islamofascistic mob. We further hope the Afghan people understand that the actions of a small number of individuals, who have been extremely disrespectful to the Holy Qur'an, are not representative of any of the countries of the international community who are in Afghanistan to The net result of ISAF and 'Enduring Freedom' is that the Afghans are imposing their will on the West not vice versa. Per Clausewitz that means the West has been defeated by the Afghans. |
| Posted by:Cluns Unavirong6767 |
| #8 Like most other crises in the world today brought to you courtesy of the United Nations. Nah, I think it stems from shipping billions of dollars to Jihadi oil pumpers and being willing to put up with the consequences. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-04-04 15:59 |
| #7 "This will get out of hand. This will get out of hand and people will die." -- The Hunt for Red October |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-04-04 15:31 |
| #6 Patton speech |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-04-04 10:05 |
| #5 Personally, I preferred the Gen. George Patton speech someone posted yesterday. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-04-04 09:52 |
| #4 So, general, about those Bibles you [the military] burned... |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-04-04 08:45 |
| #3 If Petraeus, Graham, Reid, Obama et al actually wanted to end Jacksonian support for the Afghan war, what would they do differently? When they should be telling the Afghans "Don't tread on me!" their actual message amounts to "Thank you, Sir! May I have another?!" |
| Posted by: Cluns Unavirong6767 2011-04-04 06:50 |
| #2 Petraeus was speaking in his official commander role. |
| Posted by: lotp 2011-04-04 06:32 |
| #1 I watch him on TV and thought, What is this, your personal opinion? And who is this we? Afghanistan is a disaster and will result (is resulting) in the inability of the Euros to do anything useful in Libya, never mind the next crisis. Like most other crises in the world today brought to you courtesy of the United Nations. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2011-04-04 05:54 |