1. U.S. soldiers burn copies of the Koran, in a way they thought would be a socially sensitive and appropriate way to destroy said Korans(that were initially defiled by being written on by Taliban prisoners), and inadvertantly offended the locals. The highest officials in the U.S. military apologize immediately and profusely, and vow not to let a similar burning happen again.

2. Afgan muslims kill 2 U.S. soldiers and promise to kill more. No apologies from the Afghan government, or any attempt to prevent it happening again.


Which of these these two groups seems more rational and just to you?