An apology, however groveling it may have been, is not enough. More on this story. “Iraqi Sunni party demands tough action against U.S. soldier shooting Quran,” from Xinhua, May 19:
BAGHDAD, May 19 (Xinhua) — A key Iraqi Sunni party demanded Monday the U.S. military to take a tough action against its soldier who used a copy of holy Quran as a target practice, saying apology is not “enough.”
The Iraqi Islamic Party, headed by Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, said in a statement that it “demands the U.S. administration to deal firmly with this desecration to make the soldier an example for others in the future.”
The party also demanded the Iraqi government to take an appropriate position toward the “humiliation of Muslims by this heinous crime,” said the statement obtained by Xinhua.
“Such offenses have occurred frequently during the past few years and apology is no more enough and the U.S. military has to take stronger measures to honor values of Muslims,” stressed the statement….