From Man-Sized Target:
Well, we wouldn't want to offend anyone... especially anyone still living in the 7th century.General Petraeus has suggested that this Koran burning hurts the war effort. Isn’t that interesting? What other things that Americans take for granted hurt the war effort? Wouldn’t the recent push for same sex marriage or five minutes of MTV or women wearing bikinis at the beach also offend Muslim sensibilities? Didn’t our protection of the Saudis from Saddam offend Muslim sensibilities, simply by allowing Americans to set foot in an Islamic land? Doesn’t our presence now in Iraq and Afghanistan deeply offend Muslims, not to mention the numerous civilians killed accidentally (but inevitably) by airstrikes and drones and scared shitless 19 year old American soldiers. Indeed, much of our country and its practices, some good and some not so good, are deeply offensive to any traditionally religious person. Nonetheless, none of these things have typically been up for debate as part of a “hearts and minds” campaign halfway around the world. Recall the Danish cartoons, which were eminently defensible, also caused similar mass Muslim rioting. While uneasy with Koran burning, I see that there is something valuable in Terry Jones’ provocation simply for revealing so many people’s true colors, and this was, in fact, one of his stated reasons for this event.
By the way, what is this thing about "Muslim land?" Did the ground convert to Islam? Does that make England and the U.S. "Christian land?" Should we be offended because a Muslim enters or tries to build a religious edifice?