May 18 2008
American Soldier Uses Quran as Target Practice
The chief U.S. commander in Baghdad, Major General Jeff Hammond, apologized for a sniper section leader who used the Muslim holy book, the Quran, for target practice. A military leader kissed a Quran as a gift to the tribal leaders. The shooting happened on May 9 and was discovered two days later by Iraqi policemen. There were several bullet holes, a target, and expletives written on several pages.
The soldier’s apology letter read: “I sincerely hope that my actions have not diminished the partnership that our two nations have developed together. … My actions were shortsighted, very reckless and irresponsible, but in my heart [the actions] were not malicious.” The soldier was found guilty and will be redeployed in the United States.
The ignorance of this soldier in the situation is outrageous. It is understandable to hate the people who are fighting against you, but to so blatantly insult millions of good people around the world is despicable. Even after this horrendous act the soldier casually leaves the riddled book behind at an Iraqi police station where surely it would be found.
He is probably happy he did it because now he gets to leave the hell the U.S. has created in Iraq. His punishment should have been to double his stay in Iraq, hoping something happens to him that teaches him a lesson rather than awards him.
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Great. Now he’s gonna come back here to the US with “adjustment disorder” and shoot up a Christian Science Reading Room.