"I wish to express my deep regret for the reported incident. ... I extend to you and the Afghan people my sincere apologies."
As President Obama sent this letter of apology to Hamid Karzai for the burning by U.S. troops of Qurans that were used to smuggle notes between Afghan prisoners, two U.S. soldiers were murdered in reprisal.
Saturday, a U.S. colonel and a major working in the Interior Ministry were shot dead by an Afghan protesting the desecration of the Islamic holy book. All U.S. officers have been pulled out of the ministries in Kabul.
Sunday, seven U.S. troops on base were wounded by a grenade.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Gen. John Allen, commander in Afghanistan, have also offered their apologies.
Remarkable. After fighting for 10 years, investing $500 billion, and losing nearly 2,000 dead and many more wounded and maimed to save Afghanistan from a Taliban future, America is issuing apologies to the regime and people we are fighting and dying to defend?
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2 comments:
Still waiting for apologies for killing 2 of our soldiers because of this. NOT holding any breaths, however.
It ain't got anything to do with the Taliban, or "security", or saving the population from themselves, or delivering "freedom". Its about the money. Thats it. And since THIS particular money spigot is being shut down, we are gonna need another one. And Iran is looking GOOD! SO good. Extremely good....Everyone that makes a bullet or a bomb is drooling at whats coming up....Perhaps all you wordly "twenty-something" investors should be buying stock in defense and armament companies so your portfolio will REALLY take off....and as OTHER twenty-something men and women come home in body bags, at least take off your hat and remain (smugly) silent as they play taps. Hey hey, war is hell. Not everybody gonna be gettin' fat, my brotha...
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