"It was not a decision that was made because they were religious materials," Allen said. "It was not a decision that was made with respect to the faith of Islam.
It was a mistake. It was an error. The moment we found out about it, we immediately stopped and we intervened."....U.S. Gen. John Allen, the top commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan, said the books had been mistakenly given to troops to be burned at a garbage pit at Bagram, north of Kabul."
Quran-burning an accident, U.S. tells Afghanistan | Detroit Free Press
This was not the way to react to the situation, no matter how much the Koran means to these people. For a religion of peace this is despicable.
"Demonstrations turned violent on Wednesday morning in the capital and in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan where one person was killed and at least six injured, according to government officials. Protesters attempting to break into the NATO base at the Jalalabad airfield set fire to six fuel tankers in a nearby parking lot. In Kabul, protesters threw rocks at Afghan Army vehicles and shouted anti-American slogans as they blocked the main road to eastern Afghanistan."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/w...ghanistan-prompts-second-day-of-protests.html
Therein lies the desensitization to just what the Koran may mean those who
claim to practice Islam, the actions of some followers are filled with contradictions, mayhem, death, inhumane treatment of others within their faith this is all very confusing. It is my understanding that
the Koran itself preaches forgiveness of mistakes and this situation clearly falls under that category.