Intolerance in America

The act of burning Korans by our servicemen has caused all harm and no good; lives have been lost , lives have been put in jeopardy,and we as a nation have lost legitimacy in the world community.How can we say that we are promoting ''Freedom ''and ''Democracy" ,when the actions of our troops violates the very rights we cherish as a nation? Some may argue that our troops were exercising their freedom of speech, but at what cost?The freedom of speech is only a right ,when it doesn't put others in harms way!Included in the First Amendment, is the Freedom of Religion; wich was also violated by practicing religious intolerance.In light of this behavior, what seperates us from the religious extremists who burn the American flag or the Nazis who burned books durring the Jewish pograms of the 30's? A stundent is only as good as their teacher and if the examples that we lead by are violence and intolerance, we can expect to receive the same.