Obama and Petraeus play 'death card,' say we will cause death to troops and others in Islamic world by engaging in 1st amendment. Quelle surprise.

• Update, Obama plays the 'death card,' Washington Post report: The Obama State Dept. announces to the world the US first amendment could cause deaths (just as cartoons and so many other things do), again bowing low to Islam. 9/7, "US officials say Quran burning endangers troops," by M. Lee
  

We are publicly threatened by a US official as he says our first amendment rights will likely cause additional deaths of American soldiers and others around the Islamic world.

• 9/7/10, "Petraeus condemns US Church's plan to burn Qurans," Wall Street Journal by Barnes and Rosenberg

Kabul: "The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said the planned burning of Qurans on Sept. 11 by a small Florida church could

• put the lives of American troops in danger

• and damage the war effort.

Gen. David Petraeus said the Taliban would exploit the demonstration for propaganda purposes, drumming up anger toward the U.S. and making it harder for allied troops to carry out their

• mission of protecting Afghan civilians.

"It could endanger troops

• and it could endanger the overall effort," Gen. Petraeus said in an interview. "It is precisely the kind of action the Taliban uses and could cause significant problems.
  

Not just here, but everywhere in the world we are engaged with the Islamic community."...

• Mr. Petraeus, you're pathetic. The Taliban does whatever it wants already. You and Obama
  
• don't exactly scare them. ed.

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via Drudge Report