US Self-Deception Illustated By Koran-Burning

This article is fairly typical of the average American's take on the desecration and general pissing on a nation (as well as the dead). Defilement and it's many images will be the abiding image that encapsulates the US debacle in Afghanistan:

The pie chart of an American military operation is dominated by honor and excellence, with a sliver of incompetence and abuse. The sliver can make a lot of news. In these cases, the president’s role is to serve the interests of the nation and the troops under his command. If those interests are best secured by an apology, there is no dishonor in it. 

FROM HERE.