The Crux of the Issue
IOZ says here:
...the reason Muslims think that America is at war with Islam is because we keep bombing, invading, and occupying their countries! The reason "our troops" are in danger in Afghanistan is not that Rush Limbaugh hates mosques or that some Podunk preacher hates Islam's holy book, but because "our troops" are foreign occupiers.
Exactly. I'd say that the people of Afghanistan and Iraq probably have other matters on their mind than some idiot redneck in Florida burning a bunch of Korans.
That being said, this incident is another distressing example of the anti-'them' sentiment percolating in American society. From the anti-immigrant 'tea party' winning elections to the proposal to end birthright citizenship to the furor over the Islamic center near Ground Zero to the book burning party, there's been a disturbing trend away from tolerance this year. I'd like to think that once (if?) the economy gets better these incidents will diminish but I'm not necessarily sure that's going to happen.
