What the article is, Skarpi, is an attempt to show how totally ridiculous and irresponsible the Bush administration is being in the world. Icelanders will misunderstand the intention of the writer if they get upset about it. The writer was writing for his home audience (Americans) and probably did not even think anyone from Iceland would see the artice...or if they did, would not take it seriously. The joke is not on Iceland, the joke is on the Bush administration...but it's not just a joke. It's a serious criticism of the Bush administration.

If the article had chosen Ontario, Canada (where I live) instead of Iceland for the boming target, I would not be upset. I would appreciate that the article was drawing attention to the insane policies of the Bush administration.