The Book, the Book, the Book is on Fire

Servicemen and women are dying and in danger due to riots in response to an accidental Koran burning in Afghanistan.

Many foreign armies have entered Afghanistan, only be driven away, leaving a trail of blood.  The downfall often starts when the foreigners wonder why the natives aren't grateful for the peace after the invasion.


Americans are dying for a book.
The Right is mad that we’d apologize,
Assuming it’s surrender in disguise.
And this, I think, is why we overlook
That we’ve ignored a cautionary sign:
Afghanistan is burning for a cause.
You cannot win a rescued man’s applause
If your mistakes and mishaps misalign
Your good intentions to the many men
Of many other countries come before,
With liberation coming, leaving gore.
The failure is at hand when we begin
Insisting we are owed a debtor’s thanks.
That’s when the death starts seeping through the ranks.