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The US army in Afghanistan recently burned some Korans in the garbage at a base, and it led to the predictable but unjustified violent tantrums from the Islamofascists. The US administration apologized for it - something they wouldn't do when they burned Christian bibles - but critics say it only inflames the situation (via Hot Air):

As protests rage across Afghanistan for the third day in response to the burning of Korans at a U.S. military base, some are questioning whether the parade of apologies from the U.S. government may do more harm than good.

The latest installment came Thursday, when the U.S. ambassador delivered an apology letter from President Obama to Afghan President Hamid Karzai. That follows apologies from Afghanistan commander Gen. John Allen, the White House, NATO's International Security Assistance Force and other Pentagon officials.

The backlash began after Korans were burned with garbage at a military base in Afghanistan. Officials said they were removed from the detention center library because the detainees were using them to pass secret and what were described as "extremist" messages to one another. Afghans stepped in to rescue the books, though some were already burned. One official said it was a "breakdown in judgment, not a breakdown in our respect for Islam."

Meanwhile, nearly a dozen people have died in the aftermath, including two U.S. troops. And some analysts are criticizing the U.S. response.

"It just feeds the sense of grievance," Nina Shea, a senior fellow with the Hudson Institute, said of the "constant round of apologies."

Shea, who sits on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, agreed with the U.S. decision to quickly apologize after the incident late Monday and order an investigation.

But she noted that the subsequent apologies "don't seem to have any effect."

And that figures.

Shaffer said for the U.S. government to repeatedly apologize for the incident is only helping the Taliban.

“They will use that to again flame their own fire,” he said. “The more they apologize, the more it’s going to inflame them.”

At a time when the U.S. is trying to engage elements of the Taliban in peace talks, Shaffer said the apologies just strengthen the Taliban’s negotiating position.

And the US shouldn't be negotiating with the Taliban.

2 more Americans were murdered in the quake following this incident (also via Hot Air), and if those Islamofascists are going to resort to this kind of horrific approach, they don't deserve an apology.

Labels: Afghanistan, anti-americanism, islam, jihad, terrorism, United States