I just don't know who could have seen this coming. Wait, let me rephrase that. I just don't know who could have seen this coming who isn't blind, deaf, mute, with an IQ above 50, or a tea bagger.
Maybe the lives of 20 U.N. workers was worth his worthless symbolic gesture of burning a copy of the Quran. In case you haven't seen the story:
Afghanistan Koran Protest Leaves Up To 20 Dead, Two U.N. Staffers Reportedly Beheaded
I'm sure god is pleased with you Pastor Jones. You've managed to destroy a copy of Islam's most sacred book and all it cost were the lives of 20 people. Perhaps you can comfort their families by blaming the Muslims. After all, they were the ones who did the killing. All you did was incite them with your meaningless, worthless act.
What did you accomplish? Showing the world that when you desecrate a book some find sacred that you're liable to piss people off? We already knew that!
This reaction wasn't a surprise. You knew it would happen because of the reaction you received the first time you threatened to burn a copy. But hey, it's your right. You've got the first amendment and god to hide behind.
Many thanks Pastor Jones. Now comfort their families. Tell their sons and daughters and mothers and fathers that they died for a worthy cause. You got publicity out of this. You're likley to get more. And it only cost 20 lives!