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I agree with the administration though, what would releasing it help? Here's how I see it, terrorists are going to try shit anyway, but if this picture gets the terrorist base all riled up, perhaps they are more likely to act. How many Americans died because some dumb fuck burned a Quran?
So we can't burn the Quran (despite being able to burn the American flag as an expression of free speech) nor can someone draw a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad without fear of causing the middle east to explode in anger; Meanwhile, the Islamic extremists in countries like Egypt, Malyasia, Pakistan and elsewhere are busy burning the bible, burning the American flag, shouting "Death to America", vandalizing and burning Christian churches to the ground and killing citizens of their own countries who happen to be Christian or Non-practicing Muslims. They don't need a real reason to riot and hate Western culture or Christianity - their Religious fundamentalists don't allow for our freedoms or tolerance of other religions and for that reason we'll always deal with those fuckheads. By forcing us to limit our freedoms (to say what we want) for fear of damaging their fragile emotions - they win. As long as they aren't holding back then neither should we.
Really though... we just rolled into their hood and put a bullet in the head of Osama bin Laden then buried the man in a way which
isn't in line with Islamic law. I doubt a picture being released is going to be the catalyst for the inevitable retaliation (which was probably an attack they were planning before the assassination, anyways). We killed their leader. Don't you think that's enough to stir the pot?! The release of the picture would, at least, be proof of the Assassination to people on both sides of this conflict.
