First Lady- Cartoons "reprehensible"

Why is it so important that the cartoons that first appeared in the Jylland's Posten are published in every newspaper in the western world? Mrs. Bush calls the cartoons reprehensible.

But the truth is that despite frequent claims that the cartoons were designed to insult and inflame passions, half are inocuous or even flattering. The rest are simply critical of Islam's link to violence (as if their actions are proving othewise) as well as sexism.