HoHum Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17110079 Partial quote: The Nato commander in Afghanistan has apologised over reports foreign troops may have burnt copies of the Koran. Announcing an inquiry, US Gen John R Allen said any "improper disposal" of religious materials was inadvertent. Reports suggest the books were taken from prisoners after the US uncovered a secret Taliban message system. Rumours that a Koran had been burnt led to protests outside the US base at Bagram north of Kabul. One man was hurt when Nato troops fired rubber bullets. President Hamid Karzai condemned the reports that the Koran had been burnt, as did the Taliban who said the incident would hurt the feelings "of one billion Muslims around the world". US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta called the incident "inappropriate and deeply unfortunate". "These actions do not represent the views of the United States military," Mr Panetta said in a statement apologising to the Afghan people. He promised to review the results of the investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ Kind Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 The hurt feelings "of one billion Muslims around the world"? Really? Yeah, and in the mean time, our enemies will still be planting/setting off IEDs and trying to kill our guys on the ground, while we are chasing our tails with this shit. What. The. Fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napoleon_Tanerite Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 This "hearts and minds" horseshit has got to stop. If we're going to make the decision to go to war in a country (no matter who we are actually fighting) the first answer to complaints such as this should be "tough shit". We will never win a war if we're worried about offending someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grind Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Never mind the American flag burning and other forms of desecration these heathens advocate in protest of Christianity and Western culture, but make sure we (America) apologize when NATO accidentally burns a book. Makes sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetfreezer Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 2 in the heart, 1 in the mind... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 ...time to leave. Exactly, let the fucking Taliban take them back into the Stone Age. The Afghanis have had their chance to get their shit together (and over ten years to do so), and this is how they show their appreciation for all those who have tried to help them have a better life? And what about those who have been injured or killed in the process? 2014 can't get here fast enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Standing by to complete new pre-deployment CBT about Muslim sensitivity... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurelySerious Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 They must have missed the 100% shred policy CBT. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damastas Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Standing by to complete new pre-deployment CBT about Muslim sensitivity... "The uproar prompted Gen. John Allen, commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force, to issue a directive "that all coalition forces in Afghanistan will complete training in the proper handling of religious materials no later than March 3," the NATO-led force said.." What a ######ing joke. This CBT better consist of "do you shit on the koran before or after lighting it on fire?" Get the ###### over it. You shoot rockets and take pot shots at us daily. Pretty sure you guys can go ###### yourselves as far as me giving two shits what you think. *This is probably not the politically correct response. ###### these people, and ###### this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prozac Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Exactly, let the ######ing Taliban take them back into the Stone Age. The Afghanis have had their chance to get their shit together (and over ten years to do so), and this is how they show their appreciation for all those who have tried to help them have a better life? And what about those who have been injured or killed in the process? 2014 can't get here fast enough. ######in'A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 ...time to leave. Past time. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortbus Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Past time. . Past time. . Yeah, plus having seen the Coalition at work (sort of) first hand the past month or so - it's a clown act.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallingOsh Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 We will never win a war if we're worried about offending someone. We are long past actually trying to win this war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverTQ Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I am all about the mission and saving/supporting our guys, but what is there to win here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawnman Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 So what we have taught the insurgents is that they can use Korans to pass hidden messages because we refuse to destroy them when we find them. Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catbox Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) http://www.bbc.co.uk...d-asia-17110079 "These actions do not represent the views of the United States military," Mr Panetta said in a statement apologising to the Afghan people. He promised to review the results of the investigation. You heard here first boys; the view of the US Military is to NOT stop the enemy passing messages to each other regarding intel, command & control and other information they might find useful to KILL us. Edited February 22, 2012 by Catbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerkFE Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Get our people out of there, turn two keys and press a button. Make that $hithole a sheet of glass. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CAVEMAN Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 When God left Satan loose, Afghanistan was his first home.Explains the mess we are trying to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearedHot Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 WOW....just WOW! http://wtop.com/?nid=220&sid=2078706 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter29 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 At this point, are you really surprised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergman Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 WOW....just WOW! http://wtop.com/?nid...220&sid=2078706 Aw c'mon man, it was only two of our guys. Plus, the President has already apologized...since it was our fault. http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/23/world/asia/afghanistan-burned-qurans/index.html WTF??!?! We've lost our G-D minds. We need to get the hell out of there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homestar Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Hearts and minds. If I won their hearts and minds I'd keep them in a jar on my desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Texan Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Linsanity I tell you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoe Master Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Get our people out of there, turn two keys and press a button. Make that $hithole a sheet of glass. Yeah.........well about that. We can't go around wasting our precious few nukes with our President's new strategic plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmacwc Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 And Bible burning would be ok, gimme a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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