Some Muslims consider dogs unclean animals. They don't keep them as pets, usually. Americans wielding ferocious unclean animals as weapons isn't good for our image. The fact that a dog was used in the raid to zap Osama will certainly be helpful for anti-US propaganda though. Not that I care though, dogs are an invaluable tool for our troops.

Interesting story:

My dog's name is Benazir. It's a pretty name. But... I have a Pakistani Muslim neighbor. When his family first moved in he heard me calling my dog by name and he came up to me and told me he was deeply offended. He told me something I already knew, that a former female PM of Pakistan who was assassinated was named Benazir Bhutto. He explained that Muslims consider dogs to be unclean animals and that I was desecrating her memory by having a dog of her namesake.

He never waves to me and he gives me dirty looks all the time. He may or may not be plotting to kill me.

Also the frequent alcohol-fueled parties at my place probably haven't endeared me to him either.