Krauthammer Embarrassed by Scale of U.S. Apology for Koran Burning, Asks When Islamic Nations Will Apologize for the Killing of Christians
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Appearing on Fox News’ Special Report Friday, conservative Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer was blunt in his opinion of U.S. Defense and White House officials emphatically apologizing to Muslims for the burning of Korans that took place on a NATO base early this week.
“That was embarrassing what we saw. We have gone from apology here to abject self-debasement and groveling, and groveling to whom? To the mob,” Krauthammer said in reaction to remarks made by acting Assistant Defense Secretary Peter Lavoy Friday. ”We should have had a single apology coming from the commander on the ground and that’s it. Not from the Secretary of Defense, not from the President of all people”
Thousands of angry Afghans have been protesting since Tuesday when word spread that the Islamic holy book and other religious materials were inadvertently burned by U.S. forces at a NATO military base in Afghanistan. Since the anti-U.S. demonstrations began Tuesday, hundreds have been wounded and at least 28 people have been killed, including two Americans.
Krauthammer cited the hypocrisy in the immediate apology to Muslims all over the world for the accidental yet inappropriate disposal of Korans, compared to the unequal reaction from Muslim leaders to atrocities committed against Christians in the name of radical Islam:
“This is a world in which nobody asked the Islamic Conference, a grouping of the 56 Islamic countries, to issue an apology when Christians are attacked and churches are burned in Egypt or in Pakistan. And had we heard a word from any Islamic leader anywhere about the radical Muslims in Nigeria who are not only burning the churches, but burning women and children who are in the churches, when I hear that, I’ll expect my president to start issuing apologies.”
Mediaite video of Krauthammer’s reaction and discussion with Fox News Panelists Tucker Carlson and Kirsten Powers:
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Comments (277)
Grannie4news
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:23pmKirsten is an airhead and an Obama lover. She drinks whatever koolaid the White House serves up.
Report Post »Bring our men and women home. We have done enough and for no gratitude. Bring them home.
Lucy Larue
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:33pmGRANNIE$NEWS,
Report Post »Kirsten Powers is worse than an airhead. She is a DHIMMI!
It’s been over TEN YEARS since September 11, 2001. Kirsten has learned NOTHING of our Islamofascist enemies..,yet she opines! She enables our ENEMY!
MidWestMom
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 6:11pmIf Bibles were accidently burned by the Afghan military, the United States would quietly, politely explain that such action was offensive to Christians and firmly ask that it not happen again.
The United States accidentally burns copies of the Koran and 1000’s of Afghans & Islamists become a violent mob rioting in the streets, killing people, destroying property and shouting “Death to America”.
And let’s not forget the fact that large numbers of Christians are being arrested, tortured and murdered throughout the Middle East.
Apologize? I think not.
Report Post »JohnTwoFeathers
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 6:14pmAl Jaze-ra doesn’t eat their own………….If they bow down and apologize
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 6:42pmIn the ole days… if someone Lied or spoke to mislead or cause trouble… people would not just say that is your opinion… rather a Punishment, Fight, or Duel would ensue. And, the same goes for Insults and people with AntiAmerican positions.
We have become… too Civilized… and Politically Correct!
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 7:43pm@MidWestMom—Awhile back the U.S. troops were told to remove Christian Bibles so as not to offend others. They were told it was their possibility of trying to convert the locals. The U.S. Government in their infinite wisdom were going to send the bibles back to the U.S. church’s. Some one suggested(liberals) that the church’s would only send them back to the troops and that, then the government would be accused of supporting religion and offend the locals. The solution that was achieved was, that the U.S. government
Report Post »BURNED the bibles right there on base. How’s that for a messed up government!
dealer@678
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 9:02pmKirsten Powers lost all her credibity when i found out she used to lay down with Anthony Weiner
Report Post »NOT A CRAZY
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 9:32pmYou stole my comment. Why do you suppose Kirsten‘s face is shaped like Zero’s buttcrack? Charles got it right on this one.
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 10:13pmI say its time to burn a pile of Korans at 1600 Pennsylvania ave..
Report Post »Harry Assenback
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 10:52pmI see nothing wrong with burning a book that was founded in the pits of hell.
Report Post »Prowd2beblack
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 11:10pmThis was written by a Canadian woman, but oh how
Report Post »it also applies to the U.S.A., U.K. and Australia .
THIS ONE PACKS A FIRM PUNCH
Written by a housewife in New Brunswick , to
her local newspaper. This is one ticked off lady…
“Are we fighting a war on terror or aren’t we? Was
it or was it not, started by Islamic people who
brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001
and have continually threatened to do so since?
Were people from all over the world, not brutally murdered
that day, in downtown Manhattan , across the Potomac from
the capitol of the USA and in a field in Pennsylvania ?
Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn’t they?
Do you think I care about four U. S. Marines urinating on some dead Taliban insurgents?
And I’m supposed to care that a few Taliban were
claiming to be tortured by a justice system of a
nation they are fighting against in a brutal Insurgency.
I’ll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle
East, start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere belief
of which, is a crime punishable by beheading in Afghanistan .
I’ll care when these thugs tell the world they are
sorry for hacking off Nick Berg’s head, while Berg
screamed through his gurgling slashed throat.I’ll care when the cowardly so-called insurgents in Afghanistan , come out and fight like men, instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in Mosques and behind
The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 11:20pmShould have apologized for burning them and stated that any others found would be sent to the quartermaster instead…to be issued as toilet paper.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 11:21pmWhat Muslim, or what Muslim group is supposed to apologize for 9-11? You can find two million Muslims in the United States who know that terrorists acts are a violation of the teachings of the Koran which says, “…whosoever killeth a human being… it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind…”
I imagine that almost every US Muslim is against extremists who do violence against innocent people, just as Christians are against the violence committed by Anders Behring Breivik who killed 69 kids in the name of Christianity and conservativism. And just as Christians say Breivik “wasn’t a true Christian” so too most Muslims will says that the terrorists aren’t “true Muslims.”
JJ Coolay
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 1:16amIf Bibles were accidently burned by the Afghan military, the United States would quietly, politely explain that such action was offensive to Christians and firmly ask that it not happen again.
_______________
I beg to differ.
Report Post »Our government would be tolerant of other countries burning the bible, claiming it to be their right.
American Soldier (Separated)
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 1:33amMaybe they’ll apologize once the death toll is balanced out.
Right now, we are WAY up on them on that scale so it might be a while before they’ve ranked up the kills we have against them….
Report Post »shirleyandpearl
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 2:20amKrauthammer is right on as usual! He’s brilliant.. and this isn’t a matter of manners. These Afgans have none and simply resemble a bunch of insects going crazy when their nest is stepped on. They have no love nor respect for anyone and make up a highly dysfunctional society that knows no other way. It‘s now Obama’s war and it’s high time to get our troops out of there and getting murdered by thankless, souless creeps while their commander in chief is partying with Mick Jagger.
Report Post »Berbel73
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 2:41amJZS you are despicable. You dare to compare one lone lunatic to an entire group of people who are bent on world domination in the name of their “god”? Get this through your thick effing head already Breivik is no Christian and neither was McVey and his cohorts. You grasp at straws and desparately try to draw comparisons where none can be made, at least not with anyone that has a single ounce of honesty and descency in them. As far as these “moderate” peace loving muslims, where are they now? Where have they been in the last 10 years? Where are they when these atrocities are committed in the name of their religion? I don’t see them out in the the streets or talking to the media to codemn these people and working to put an end to them. I can count on one hand the number of muslims who denounce these actions, the rest remain silent because in their hearts they desire the exact same thing that the “radicals” want, a one world caliphate. I at least give the “radicals” the “courage” of their convictions to be honest and open about their desires, the silent ones are the ones we should truely be concerned about.
Report Post »DYNA
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 3:02amDon’t fret. As we near the second coming of Jesus all the Korans will be consumed by fire.
Report Post »This fact does not require the approval of me or anybody else in the world.
Don’t apologize because the heathen rage.
ESCAPED_FROM_USSR
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 4:36amAgree. Bring our men and women home and send a couple of B-52 over.
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 6:28am@ JZS – name 5 …..
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 6:35amgrannie, we might as well have them home because they will be needed to fight the followers of islam and the communists here in the streets.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 7:19amRather than apologizing to muslims, our government should apologize to the military servicemen (and families) for keeping them there for 10 years with no clear mission. Why are we still in that God forsaken country?
Our government cant run a car company – why do we think we can transform a radical islamic country half a world away….
Report Post »USAF2003
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 8:11amI’m going to say this as politely as I can…Kristan, please…get ur a$$ back in the kitchen where it belongs!
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 8:54am@ Grannie4news “Bring our men and women home. We have done enough and for no gratitude. Bring them home.”
Right on! We have been deluding ourselves believing we could magically transform that hedonistic country into a civilized one. Absurd!
Report Post »Newt is out front on this, as he has been on many other issues, including “Drill here, drill now” in 2008….O, but let’s not give him any credit for his forward-thinking — o, no… can’t do that. nope.
hawkeye173abn
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 9:36ambefore we bring our troops home, let the dept of defense remove the insane “rules of engagement”. our troops will end the war within 3 months!
Report Post »hypnos
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 10:27am@jzs, the difference between Muslim extremists and this lone so called Christian lunatic is that one has multiple proven radical and political organizations the other stands alone crazy in a padded cell.
Report Post »4truth2all
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 10:36amYo Biker:
That pretty much borders on insanity !
Report Post »thecid100
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 12:55pmObviously the lesson to be learned here is that the Koran burning should have been called “artistic expression,” and then everyone would be telling the Muslim’s to get over themselves, just like they do with Christians when we are outraged at the blasphemy committed against our holy objects.
Report Post »dpmeek71
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 1:45pmI don‘t think she’s an airhead, that would imply she doesn’t understand. She’s foolish in the classical sense. She know‘s what she is saying is wrong but say’s it anyway. I‘ve been on the ground in Iraq and with any Islamist society you can’t negotiate with the Devil. One of two things will fix this either a change of heart, turning from Islam or total victory, taking the gloves off and being as brutal as them.
I know that no American administration will ever work on true heart change since that would require them to call Islam what it is, pure evil. I also don’t see any American administration fighting for total victory, total inhalation of our enemy.
Either way we are in trouble and I’m tired of watching my friends die in those third world hell holes.
Honestly. I don’t have the answer. On one hand we fight to keep the battle off our soil and on the other hand, groups like the Muslim Brotherhood are helping to take us apart by gaining influence in the U.S. Government. If you don’t believe the second part take a look at the transcripts for the “Holy Land Foundation” investigation.
May God have mercy on us because we are going to need it.
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 3:34pmIsn’t Krauthammer Jewish? How does that effect his worldview? Would it make more or less likely to advocate for more US interventionism for the sake of Israel?
FOX actually has an entire line up of “Weekly Standard” editors don’t they? Are they all Jewish? Could that effect their foreign policy views?
Interesting.
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 5:15pmEver have a dog that when you scolded it crawled up to your feet and rolled on its back and pee’d on itself and wriggled in around in hopes of a sympathetic pat on the tummy?
That “IS” obango.
Report Post »DagnysCousin
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 5:20pmI think this is a more appropriate … http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZYEctbGSkkw
Report Post »carbonyes
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 6:55pmKirsten Powers is worse than an air head. She is a pretty face with no brains nor common sense like most liberal loons. She couldn’t pour pi$$ out of a boot if the directions were on the heel.
Report Post »carbonyes
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 6:58pmThe time is rapidly coming when we will have to meet Islam, which is basically run by radicals with the so called moderates bowing to them or kissing their arses, with guns not butter and political correctness.
Report Post »ktywack
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 3:29amKirsten is surely hard to listen to. So smug & convinced that she has all the correct info on the topics under discussion. Yet, she and Juan are the easiest to take of all of the lefties that FOX & Bill O’Reilly put on. Fast forward is a wonderful thing indeed. The Kraut is right as usual! The Mid ast countries only understand strength. . . .they laugh at our apologies & bomb & kill all thee more. Weakness, Appeasement.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:37amShe’s married to an Egyptian Grannie. Keep that in mind.
Report Post »stripe
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:22pmI can’t seem to find any “koran” toilet paper… preferably printed on Charmin Ultra. Anyone know where I can get some?
Report Post »Satrix
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 6:04pmThat would be blasphemous . . . to our butt.
Report Post »npbreakthrough
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 7:21pmRIGHT HERE!!
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dealer@678
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 9:06pmBreakthrough. Great gift idea
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 10:32pm@BREAKTHROUGH,,,, Thanks for the link,Me and my family had a good laugh..
Report Post »StonyBurk
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 10:06amStripe the man in the photo -Barak Hussein Obama II ? seems to think the US Constitution is that paper you speak of. Our local high school sings there is no Truth but Allah because it sound swell– there have been more than 18,477 deadly attacks by followers of Allah since 9-1-01 and we Americans remain in the supine waiting for the next round of apologies from the team that is organizing the surrender of these United States.
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 12:02pmif muslims soldiers occupied us and burned our bible or constitution we’d be doing the same.not only are you genocidists liers you’re also thin skinned hypocrites. krauthammer ,bolton et al on fox are propagandists who spoon feed you genocidal fantaises and when your elites pop up to contain the untutored mob you good germans freak out.Ha ,ha keep up the good work hillary-stick it to these fox fed sheep and comfort the victimized good muslims of the world.The fox fed genocidists are on the wrong side of history and america-not you.These neo con genocidisidsts are hell bent in bringing the country and the people of the world down-keep up the good fight against such rabid g21stc war mongering genocidists.
Report Post »Pray_For_Us_All
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 10:43pmRose-Ellen,
Is your real name Rosanne Barr? Go to the middle east, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!! See how much kindness they show you. God Bless.
Report Post »Collbuzz
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:22pmKristen Powers is a complete idiot kiss-ass. I agree with Charles and Tucker. ENOUGH with apologizing already! Those animals in Afganistan don’t give a crap about any apology; they just want a convenient excuse to murder Americans. We need someone in chage that has some B@LLS..
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 7:12pmIt’s what happens to those people that will do anything for money – they lie, they lie some more, they begin to believe they‘re own lies and exist in a fantasy world and then act like wgat they’re doing is something so very noble.
For example, how could anybody with a conscience be a press secretary for a democrat regime???
Report Post »CatB
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 12:48amExactly .. it is just an excuse and OUR GOVERNMENT keeps feeding it! Enough .. the ones using the D&MN book defaced it by writing messages in it … burning it was the proper thing to do .. don’t remember an Obama apology for burning of BIBLES a while back!
Report Post »SPOT_OF_TEA
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:20pmIf I were President this would be my apology…….I would like to apologize to all the families of those who have lost loved ones for coddling a religion where those fanatics involved have murdered innocent people because someone burned a book…….Since it could appear that apologizing to the leader of the thugs involved might give the impression that their actions were justified,I refuse to do that.
Report Post »Eaglesnest
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:33pmI second that, good apology.
Report Post »notetaking
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:40pmIndeed!
Report Post »smartass
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:20pmWhat Craphammer fails to understand is that we are in their country. We attacked and invaded them. If an appology will stop the violence and killing, then that’s a good thing. There has been enough of that. Of course, the religious beliefs of the people in these Muslim countries are strong and it doesn’t take much to set them off, but that is all the more reason for Americans (whether they be Christian or not) to act with respect and sensitivity when dealing with them.
Craphammer is a fool.
Report Post »davuf
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:36pmThey aided and abbeted the enemies of the United States. They deserved everything they got. We should have burned their cities to the ground killed the Al Queda leaders and left them to sift through the rubble. Instead we are stuck trying to drag them into the 15th century. It is Ridiculous.
Report Post »BRONZESTAR
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:56pm@smartass
Report Post »brickmoon
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 6:09pmSearch for the phrase “Karzai has apologized” — 5 results, all in reference to the ransacking of the Pakistani embassy in 2003.
Search for the British spelling “Karzai has apologised” — 36 relevant results, mostly in reference to the killing of three British soldiers in 2010.
Search for “Obama has apologized” — 1,370,000 results.
How are those apologies workin’ out for ya?
Report Post »rienheart
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 8:05pmThe Only thing They understand is Machismo Power. Our President Bows and Scrapes to these Thugs who would kill over burning a Book. They do not respect Obama, they think he is a fool and weak. There will be no let up of killing in the Name of islam, while our Representatives play Political Correctness with our Service Men and Women’s Lives. In the weeks ahead, there will be NO let up in the Riots and Death because their Leaders are encouraging them to do it. Just like Obama and the Democrat Party Encouraged the OWS occupiers. It is all Designed to distract everyone from What they are doing behind your Back and that is to bring about ONE WORLD ORDER.
Report Post »ANTISOCIAL-IST
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 8:49pmyou tell americans to respect the religion of everything but peace while calling a very mild-mannered, generally rational, respectful man “craphammer” and “fool.” that’s rich.
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 12:33amThere’s a big difference between getting offended on a religious basis and taking the lives of OUR soldiers. We have built that backwater wasteland into a liveable place, with roads, schools, power plants, water purification, medical knowledge and other things that nation has never seen, and how do they repay us, by throwing a temper tantrum over a few pages of desecrated holy text that gets our men killed.
We have given them everything they could could need and more, and they murder us in return.
Vengeance doesn’t even begin to describe what I want to do to these ingrates. Sherman’s march to the sea would look like a bad day at the bar compared to what I want to see us do to them. But I would be satisfied with watching these barbarians tear each other limb from limb when we leave, and having all those things they were given turn to ash in front of them. I will enjoy watching them suffer.
Report Post »MarketsClear
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 10:11am@Davuf
You have such a collectivist mentality. You have assumed that all Afghanis actively supported the Taliban and Al Qaida before the US occupation because the government did. At this point, the people we’re fighting over there are individuals who have been recruited based on their opposition to US imperial interventionism. What neocons like Krauthammer always seems to forget is that actions have consequences. When you invade a country, bomb and kill thousands of innocents, the people who would otherwise do nothing will rise up. At this point there is very little we can do to atone for our crimes over there (the collateral damage, not koran burning). We will just spend more money, lose more men, and way more afghanis to no real end. We should just bring our boys home and cease to be a world meddling power. They never “hated us for our freedom.” We’ve been meddling around the world since the end of WWII. This always creates enemies. The US was meant to be the Switzerland of the new world. Everyone has a gun and knows how to use it, and they mind their own business around the world. Free trade and non-interventionism leads to prosperity, while moral crusading and empire building always leads to bankruptcy.
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 10:18amThe thing that the Hammer didn’t mention is that teapology had to come from Obama. For what good is an apology from an infidel !
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 10:18amThe thing that the Hammer didn’t mention is that apology had to come from Obama. For what good is an apology from an infidel !
Report Post »Eastexas
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 10:48pmYou should change your name to DUMBA$$! You don’t have a clue! What rock did you crawl out from under? Where were you on 9/11? They should thank Alah that we didn’t make that the biggest GLASS CRYSTAL in the the world!
Report Post »just_cookie
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:15pmThank You Charles Krauthammer! And God Bless you!!
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:39pmJUST COOKIE,
Agree and AMEN!
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 11:28amYeah!
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 11:43amkarzai has nothing to apologize for.he instead should throw the americans out.-like the iraqis did.
Report Post »thecid100
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 3:29pmRose-Ellen, why don’t you just get your burka on and go live in the Middle East as one of them. Try driving a car, or going out anywhere without an escort, or runnin’ your yap so freely like you do here. We’d be watching you get your head cut off in a few days on Al Jazera TV!
Report Post »Crazy Times
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:13pmThe reason we are apologizing is because our government so called “leaders” buy into the idea that we are an imperalist nation, and that we have to say sorry and bow down to these countries because we are the “true tyrants” -insane thinking
Report Post »Thanks Charles for speaking the truth!
girlnurse
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:23pmOur government are the true tyrants! Mooslim-communist-Marxist Sharia loving tyrants! Its all a game…its all a game….WHY ARE WE THERE????? WHY? Can someone tell me please…
Report Post »girlnurse
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:11pmHow bout apologizing for burning BIBLES!?
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBFcvHdFIcc&feature=player_detailpage
girlnurse
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:21pmaND i MEAN OUR mOOSLIM IN CHIEF! The one who is pro Mooslim and con Christian! Yea, hes about as much a Christian as he is a Capitalist!
Report Post »ktywack
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 3:37amWOW! I know that they are not allowed to be sent to our troops, but had totally forgotten about this story!!
Report Post »TimeForReason
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:10pmIt’s time for the hypocrite Obama to start defending Christians who are being killed by Muslims all around the world or in China, etc. Then we feel “sorry” for having a Muslim cartoon. Pathetic. How many human rights do you see in Muslim countries?
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:30pmFat chance, this isn’t about an apology-they know it’s just another excuse to “hate” America, their government is stirring this pot-they were waiting for something like this. I have a gut feeling this was a set-up.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:04pmThis is Islam
Report Post »This is our Muslim President – “I will stand with my muslim brothers”
What part of that quote do Christian and jewish American not understand?
JJ Coolay
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 1:20amDing, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding!!!!
We Have A Winner!!
Report Post »TJexcite
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:03pmI still think the burning of the books was does on purpose by someone with the intent to to be found and create a cause for the violence.
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:07pmcatholics arn’t being killed in egypt. coptics collaborated with the oppressive mubarek dictator. America should apologize to the iraqi christians who have been killed or displaced because of americas agression and occupation.
Report Post »TheObamanation
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:48pmYeah … It was a setup … otherwise … how did the story even get out in the first place ?
Report Post »BRONZESTAR
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:52pmI guesss nobody watches the news any more, Fox news reported today (alert) that the Korans were burned because the prisoners were using the Korans for communiating amongst themselves and outside the prison.
I’ll be happy to donate an old bible or missle so they can burn it. I would prefer air mail that way it can be air dropped on those animals preferrably from an altitude of say 35000 ft.
Remember sharia law in effect an eye for an eye…..
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 6:02pm@ TJEXCTE Just as girlnurse- how bout apologizing for burning bibles? I’m sure that was done as a act of kindness RIGHT
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 6:11pm@ROSE ELLEN aka SKUNK CABBAGE,
I am just curious Skunk Cabbage. Do you have any inkling of what the lives of the Iraqis were under the Dictatorship of the madman Saddam Hussein?! I think not.
Raperooms,tongues cut out,limbs cut off, whole families slaughtered, that’s just for starters.
Spare me your propaganda Skunk Rose.Spare us all!
You too play le dangereux game.
Report Post »ChiRho4Life
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 9:18pm@rose ellen
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Pigpen
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:59pmThe next time that Pastor in Florida sets a date for a “Burn a Koran Day”, I hope that EVERY American will go out into the street and burn one!
Because IF YOU DON’T, the Republic is LOST!
Wake up, you NIMRODS, and REALIZE what is going on.
TWO OF YOUR SOLDERS ARE DEAD!
Report Post »YOUR PRESIDENT HUSSEIN HAS APOLOGIZED TO THEIR MURDERERS!
WAKE UP, RISE UP, AND ACT OUT!
rose-ellen
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 11:42amSaddam didn’t kill christians. The iraqis never assked to be liberated. and you are typical right wing liers when you now claim you went to iraq to liberate people.You went there with fantasies of genocide dancing in your heads-spoon fed by the genocdial propagandists like krauthammer and boldton. The syrians are asking to be liberated yet suddenly you right wingers oppose helping them.You just want to kill as many arab/muslims as you can.if assad does it for you -that’s good. you are liers and genocidists at heart and both the taliban and all afghans know it.hence the blowback for that little stunt you pulled burning their korans.
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:55pmWhy do we apologize? Simple: we’re Americans, and we hold ourselves to a higher standard. We practically invented a way of life that respects all religions, and we should always expect ourselves to uphold our own ideals. Any patriotic American would understand this.
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:10pmWe have nothing to opologize for, doing so just plays into their hand. Obama is a complete failure in every way possible.
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 6:00pmPUBLIUSPENCILMAN,
Of course you would weigh in.
Certainemont your level of sacrifice these last ten years plus makes you a PATRIOT EXTRAORDINAIRE. NON?! UGH!
Tres ridicule you are! How dare you be so smug.
You play le dangereux game No.#2 Pencil….le dangereux game.
The war is real. It is not good to treat it as la comedie.
It is so sad that soldiers have.., and still are sacrificing for the likes of you.
“We have met the ENEMY and HE is US”! POGO
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 3:51amBull! We didn’t “practically invent” a way of life that respects all religions. We have lived it! Now you want to throw it away in the name of tolerance. You’re a fool. PubPen…rolling over and exposing your throat and under belly to your enemy is not a Biblical tradition. It’s very unwise. Please, get out front and show us how it’s done. Hie yourself off to Afghanistan, apologize profusely, roll over and expose your vulnerable parts, and let us know how it works out.
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:52pmWe are all really embarrassed by the disaster of disasters Oblamer admin. The Commie News Network ran 96 hours of leftist coverage when the Florida Pastor threatened to burn Abdulla bible. Oh but, the troops burn a few Abdulla bibles while our troops our cleaning up after the dirty Abdulla‘s porn video’s and Porn mags. Two Pee’s in a Pood. Who care’s sprinkle a little urine on them… take a big crab on them.. who cares? Who Oblamer? Oblamer probably wants to give all the Afghani’s a million Amero Dollars… since he has ruined our Poor and Middle class in just three years.
Please!
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:50pm“Krauthammer Embarrassed by Scale of U.S. Apology for Koran Burning, Asks When Islamic Nations Will Apologize for the Killing of Christians”
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Krauthammer is the most level-headed commentator any network has to offer.
rose-ellen
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:11pmhe’s a 21stc genocididal propagandist.They had war crime tribunals for people like him last century.WE should be apologizing to iraqi christians for our invasion and occupation of their homeland resulting in their deaths or displacement.as we should to the muslims there.
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 8:27pm“genocididal”?
Report Post »Now that’s a keeper.
Try Genosideways or something. Jeez.
Live_Free_orDie
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 10:53pm@Rose-Ellen Hey $#!t for brains…what is “genocididal”? If you’re going to make up words…try genodoodle next time. Actually…go back to HuffPo…JA!
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 4:16am@Tsunami…lol, really. @rose…would you please step up to the plate? Get out there. Apologize to all the Iraqis. You should really do it in person. Let us know your departure date. We’ll bring flowers. In parlance, that would be, put up or shut up.
Report Post »joy2002cjm
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:48pmTHANK YOU MR KRAUTHAMMER!!! thank you for saying what needs to be said. Why are we apologizing for burning a few books? Maybe it wasnt the most sensative act, apparently an unintended offense, but the response has been absurd. Mob violence and killings are never reasonable. When will we hold the islamic world to the same standard we hold the christian and US to? How is it all right to slay Americans?
Report Post »righthanddrive
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:41pmIt is a Muslim’s duty to kill or convert a non-believer. It is a Christian’s duty to love his enemy and to turn the other cheek. And our president did pay homage to the Saudis not too long ago. A second Obama term will change our country to a godless communist model or one under Sharia law. Then all these questions will become moot. So think hard about your voting preferences this November.
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:57pm“It is a Christian’s duty to love his enemy and to turn the other cheek.”
So, you’re pro-apology then?
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:41pm“Turning the other cheek” is a phrase so misinterpreted by people who ignore the historical meaning of the act which was very familiar to Jesus when he used the phrase. It is a command to respond to minor aggression by willingly exposing oneself to a further act of aggression rather than retaliating, retreating, or ignoring the first offense.
In doing this you are inviting the instigator to break the law further justifying action on your part. This then justifies you to seek, not vengeance, but punishment for breaking the law.
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 3:22am@Axel…My understanding, too. It was later illustrated in duels, where both cheeks needed to be slapped before a duel could commence. If only one cheek was slapped, there could be no legal duel.
Report Post »danbyrd
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:38pmwe should not have to apologize for the burning of the koran’s , when has any Islamic nation ever given us
Report Post »an apology for the burning of Bible’s? As an American Retired Vet I am truly appalled to what is happening in this Country, I think we should seek an apology for the murder of the two service member’s who were gunned down. after all we are in their Country helping them gain freedom.just AMAZING
ModerationIsBest
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:44pmChristians, Mormons, Jews – Those limited number of extremists don’t represent our faith.
Muslims – Those millions of extremists don’t represent our faith.
The difference is staggering.
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:58pm“when has any Islamic nation ever given us
an apology for the burning of Bible’s?”
So you don’t think that we should hold ourselves to a higher standard than other countries? Clearly you don’t believe in American exceptionalism.
Report Post »Just in time
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:36pmSince when is the koran more important than human life? Way to put things in perspective Charles!
Report Post »Texas.7
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:33pmKrauthammer is one of the wisest commentators around.
Thank you for speaking out for the persecuted church! To see what is happening in the world, visit:
http://www.persecution.com Death follows Islam, Christ brings life.
Out of respect for others, I think one apology is fair- but let’s keep it in balance when human life is taken so lightly.
Report Post »floridacockleburr
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:30pmKrauthammer gets it right most of the time.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:30pmDue to this being the second month of the year I plan to buy and burn a Koran on each even month for the rest of the year in protest..
Report Post »danbyrd
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:40pmill help u burn them
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:54pmPubliusPencilman
Report Post »When will muslims stop the pointless disrespect of Christians and teaching that its their duty to kill or convert a non-believer is great. It has nothing to do with Conservative values, Maybe they need to change their ways not us.
BRONZESTAR
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 6:11pmRead the Koran everyday!
Know your enemy
Be your enemy
Burn their books and temples
Just do it…
Arm yourself there is a storm coming
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 8:00pmI know it would be money well spent(buying the korans),but why give any money to someone to profit from?.would not the money help the koran believing people get richer?.I say cover the U.S. troops in korans like a vest, then when the koran believing people see they, would be sitting ducks.The troops then could , Shoot away!. They(the koran believers) probably believe they get a reward in heaven. Speaking of that, I wonder what the virgins will think of all the slobbering men they will have to submit to!
Report Post »mcgrawactor1
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:27pmHow about the muslims apologizing to the Jews in Israel for constantly desecrating the cemetery on the Mount of Olives, and inumerable other attrocities agains thier holiest sites? Muslims are even trying to claim these are not Jewish sites, but Muslim ones. They are so full of it!! Is it right to apologize to the lying, murderous, hypocritical Muslims?? I don’t think so.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:33pmThe more you apologize the more you legitmize this Satanic cult of a religion. They killed two Officers over this matter and this trumps the Koran burning which was so far an accident. These people need to be dealt with in the most extreme methods available, we cannot keep placating them for every perceived slight to their culture and Satanic faith. We must draw the line now!
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:36pmWhen will you understand that I’m peaceful?! *wack*
Don’t you understand it yet? No? *chop*
See how peaceful we are? Still no? *bang*
Report Post »LouC57
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:41pmmcgrawactor1, exactly right.
NO apologies. It’s a sign of weakness.
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:01pm“NO apologies. It’s a sign of weakness.”
No–it’s a sign of holding yourself to a higher standard.
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 4:22amCan I get an AMEN from anybody who wants to see PubPen hold himself to a higher standard? You keep talking about it, Dude. Show us what it is.
Report Post »BlesstheJews
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:26pmApologies from a Mudslum? Dont hold your breath.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:26pmAmazing that Islam needs weapons to prove how peaceful they are.
Report Post »Steelhead
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 4:44pmamazing that Christians say they are peaceful when they invade and occupy other countries with the most powerful military in the world
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:07pmI would agree to an extent.
I do find it ironic to see how Christians claim they are peaceful, yet the only country to have used a nuke is us….and we used 2.
Isn’t there some branch of the navy whose slogan in US reads, “Doing God‘s work with other people’s money?”
Uh no, don‘t use my money to do your supposed God’s work.
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 5:55pmYou two like each others methane, don’t you ?
Report Post »All the Febreze in Walmart wouldn’t dampen your fart party.
Lucy Larue
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 6:17pmMODERATIONATBEST,
Really?! We used not ONE but TWO nukes?! Yikes!
Here’s the deal. You do not know History so stop pontificating.
No war can be just. There can be a just war. The information about Hiroshima is out there. Seek it!
The bombs were dropped for the Greater Good. Do not post in ignorance.
Report Post »get your damn learn on! UGH!
ModerationIsBest
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 6:40pm@LUCY LARUE
In your entire nonsensical post aimed at me, the only thing you accomplished was admitting that what I said was fact. I congratulate you.
@RAYBLUE
Report Post »No, I just find it ironic and hypocritical that both sides seem to come across as if they are the innocent ones in the matter. It goes back to the thinking, “Whatever my side does is righteous and just, and everything your side does is unrighteous and unjust.”
Lucy Larue
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 7:09pmMODERATIONISBEST,
Tres hilarious you are Moderation. Tres hilarious!
My post is nonsensical? Non! it is not. It is not! You’re the one who deals in nonsensical BLATHER!
I knew when you said,”I do find it ironic to see how Christians claim they are peaceful, yet the only country to have used a nuke is us..,and we used 2″, you were historically challenged.
Here’s a hint about the terrible decision that Truman had to make…,we were not the only ones with this terrible capability. Hence the decision for the greater good.
What did the United States do with their victory in WWII? What would Japan have done?
You smugly post as MODERATIONISBEST. You are not a moderate. You are a moral relativist.
Ignorance they say is BLISS. Sometimes it is just ignorance.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 12:16am@LUCY LARUE
No seriously, what are you blabbing about? This must be a joke now. You AREN’T refuting ANYTHING I said. You may be using your own reasoning behind WHY we did it, but you aren’t REFUTING what I said.
Like a lot of people on here, you seem to have issues with reading and responding to what is actually being written.
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 12:36amOh how I love watching the pacifists act high and mighty while other people do the fighting and dying for them. Tell me, how many corpses are required to build your “Peaceful World?” How many millions of lives will be lost while you sit and do NOTHING.
That is why I almost find Libertarians to be as unbearable as Liberals and Communists.
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 4:35am@frostwind…one of the best posts I’ve read. Very thought provoking.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 6:02pmAMEN FROST!!!! The “idealistic youth” are indoctrinated to the point of almost incredulity. They were born and raised under freedom and capitalism that they hate with almost every fiber of their being. The sickest part to me is the brave men and women who died to protect the freedoms these “pacifists” denounce with practically every action they take and every word they profess……while advancing their hatred all the more.
But, even worse, they won’t “do nothing” as you suggest (ahhhh…..one could only hope for that!) No, they will continue to advance the very indoctrination they were spoon-fed while more die as they speak.
Report Post »Mr._Proud_Conservative
Posted on February 26, 2012 at 10:03pm@ModerationIsBest:
Your argument assumes/makes two points that I find to be questionable.
First, that this Nation was a Christian theocracy during the time of the bombings.
Second, that not only was everyone who recommended this measure a Christian, but that Christianity would endorse the aforementioned measures in the first place.
If you could better explain these two points I would be grateful.
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