RSSShould Obama Issue Another Apology for Afghan Civilian Deaths?
John Lillipop | May 30, 2010
By John W. Lillpop
Instead of retreating to Chicago for Memorial Day, should America’s farcical Nobel Peace Prize winner issue yet another apology for the tragic error that cost 23 Afghan civilians their lives in February?
A “biting” military report on the subject would seem to present a perfect opportunity for The One to relieve, at least temporarily , his pent-up need to “Blame America” for all things gone awry in the world over the past several centuries.
As reported, in part, at the Washington Post (1):
“KABUL -- A biting U.S. military report released Saturday criticized "inaccurate and unprofessional" reporting by operators of unmanned drones for contributing to a mistaken February air strike that killed and injured dozens of civilians in southern Afghanistan.
“As many as 23 people were killed in the attack in Uruzgan province, where a strike intended for what military officials believed was an insurgent force hit a civilian convoy.
“The incident was condemned by the Afghan cabinet as "unacceptable," and it prompted Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, to apologize to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
"Inadvertently killing or injuring civilians is heartbreaking and undermines their trust and confidence in our mission," McChrystal said in a statement.”
That apology from McChrystal is, of course, professional and most appropriate.
However, when it comes to American misbehavior, or perceived misbehavior, the world has come to expect a teleprompter-aided "We were evil!" from the Commander-in-chief himself.
Oops, scratch that! That nonsense happens only when Obama can find or create a way to blame W.!
1-http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/29/AR2010052901390_pf.html
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Patience, patience please. Obama will come through and apologize when the time is right,(in “his” eyes and needs). After all, he has never let the Muslims down by not bowing to them and apologizing for the horrible actions and evil ways of the lowly Americans….I know this sounds terrible but I was trying to think out of Obama, Pelosi and Reids heads. Please excuse me, I’m exhausted from swimming in all that crap and must rest now.