Americans–and others–have continued to die in the aftermath of those Koran burnings in Afghanistan. The outrageously sobering bottom line:
Awful, nightmarish stuff inevitably happens during an occupation, de facto or not. Miscommunications resulting in tragic friendly fire, check. Clueless cultural missteps and insults, check. Rogue elements out of control, check.
It’s how liberators and stabilizers and nation-builders become occupiers.