Obama and the Koran: Was it wrong to say sorry?

[MindMover]

To be fair, the Koran incident has put the unpredictable President Karzai between a rock and a hard place, with little political capital in the bank.

No doubt there should be an Afghan apology as well as an American one - particularly if the Afghan government expects the US Congress and the American people to continue to support this fragile and frustrating relationship.

'Not deliberate'

The fact that President Obama went first is usually considered, well, leadership

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17228693

[HubertHeaver]

1. No, it was not wrong to apologise.

[MrSlayer]

2. Yeah, he should have said fuck you unappreciative towelheaded heathens.

And then burned one himself on TV.

Apparently that's what the righties think should have happened.

Thinking people understand the necessity of apologizing and diplomacy. Not apologizing puts our people over there at even greater risk than they already are. When Bush was President he apologized for a similar incident.

Only a fool would think President Obama's apology was the wrong thing to do.

[Owlet]

3. Right or wrong

if U.S. troops weren't there in the first place, there'd be no need to apologize for anything. The fact that they are there and apparently will continue to be there for some time just makes it possible for more 'incidents' to occur.

Long past time to leave Afghanistan to the Afghans. Even the Soviet Union had enough sense to leave the place after 10 years.

[GeorgeGist]

4. That depends on whether you mean it.

Getting defensive about it seems disingenuous.

[Arkana]

5. No, it was absolutely the right thing to do, regardless of what the idiots think.

[leftynyc]

6. It was the right thing to do, but

it obviously hasn't done a damn thing - the fanatics are still rioting and murdering so what was the point?

[polichick]

7. The president was right imo...

Hopefully, we'll pull out of there earlier than planned as a result of this situation.

[frylock]

8. this whole idea that the apology makes us look weak is ludicrous..

being in country for ten fucking years and getting our asses kicked up and down the board without making any tangible progress makes us look weak.

[salin]

9. because to crazy reactionaries... who cares if you put US soldiers at risk - a good insult from a

blowhard is worth a bunch of soldiers lives.