Obama on Afghan apology - "Everything else...I'm not worried about"

[Balt Observer]

President Obama said his formal apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the burning of Korans by U.S. troops last week has "calmed things down" after the incident sparked an outbreak of violence across the country.

Still, the president's critics and some members of the military have questioned the appropriateness of the move, given the subsequent murder of two U.S. military officers at the hands of an Afghan inside one of the capital's secure ministry buildings.

"Everything else -- the politics or second guessing of these various decisions -- I'm not worried about," Obama said.

http://news.yahoo.com/president-obam...-abc-news.html

So now the weaselly huckster-in-chief isn't worried about the consequences of wrongly apologizing and showing weakness? Two soldiers were subsequently murdered. Sickening. What a fool and embarrassment to America this guy is.

[Calamari]

Obama took the high road by apologizing. He did the right thing.

I don't remember you saying this nonsense about Bush's apology in 2008.

[Balt Observer]

Obama took the high road by apologizing. He did the right thing.

I don't remember you saying this nonsense about Bush's apology in 2008.

Obama's not going to be able to weasel his way out of this one. His cowardly response to this incident ended up costing American lives.

[OnlyTheTruth]

Obama's not going to be able to weasel his way out of this one. His cowardly response to this incident ended up costing American lives.

How has his response end up costing American lives?

[Balt Observer]

How has his response end up costing American lives?

The violence worsened and the two American soldiers were murdered after the apology.

[OnlyTheTruth]

The violence worsened and the two American soldiers were murdered after the apology.

Do you believe that was cause and effect or just coincidence? Did the killers kill the two soldiers in response to Obama?

[AttackPlanR]

The violence worsened and the two American soldiers were murdered after the apology.

Your hypocrisy is pretty annoying. On other threads you whine about how "libs" seem to have a crystal ball about how the auto-bail out (or some other topic) would have turned out. Yet here you seem to be insightful enough to know how they would have reacted in Afghanistan if Obama did not issue an apology.

He did do the right thing. When a mistake is made, you take ownership of it. He is the CIC, his troops did make a mistake. He stepped up like he should of. How the Afghan's react to it is beyond his control.

[Up2DaRack]

The violence worsened and the two American soldiers were murdered after the apology.

What you don't know and won't admit is whether inaction and a lack of apology might have fanned the flames leading to a higher escalation of violence, which in turn may have led to a greater number of lives lost.

[Balt Observer]

And when exactly did his words "calm things down"? What a baldfaced liar.

[ms maggie]

So now the weaselly huckster-in-chief isn't worried about the consequences of wrongly apologizing and showing weakness? Two soldiers were subsequently murdered. Sickening. What a fool and embarrassment to America this guy is.

Can you not read? He clearly, sorry but VERY clearly stated he isn't worried about the politics or the second guessing.

Now how do you take from that he isn't concerned about the lives of our armed forces?

Partisanship is cute up to a point. But try not to be a drolling moron. READ and COMPREHEND. Sorry it's back to ignore for you, you'll have to earn your way back.

[Balt Observer]

Can you not read? He clearly, sorry but VERY clearly stated he isn't worried about the politics or the second guessing.

Now how do you take from that he isn't concerned about the lives of our armed forces?

Partisanship is cute up to a point. But try not to be a drolling moron. READ and COMPREHEND. Sorry it's back to ignore for you, you'll have to earn your way back.

His apology was meant to stem the violence and protect American lives, was it not? What actually happened when he apologized?

[Calamari]

Note his deliberate avoidance of Bush's apology in 2008 as well.

[AttackPlanR]

Your rah-rah partisan masochism is boring too.

How do you know the reason for the violence was because of the apology? If memory serves me right (and I'm pretty sure it does) the violence is happening because of the burning, not the apology. To say those officers would or would not have been killed mocks your repetitive "crystal ball" analogy used towards others on other threads.

[Balt Observer]

Your rah-rah partisan masochism is boring too.

How do you know the reason for the violence was because of the apology? If memory serves me right (and I'm pretty sure it does) the violence is happening because of the burning, not the apology. To say those officers would or would not have been killed mocks your repetitive "crystal ball" analogy used towards others on other threads.

Yeah, US soldiers die and it's not a big deal to you. That's the problem with bleeding heart libs, they're more concerned about the feeling of their adversaries than the lives of their troops.

No, I don't have a crystal ball and don't know what would have happened if Obama didn't apologize. That does not let Obama off the hook. He made the decision and more US soldiers died. And now he's doing an interview claiming that things calmed down because of his apology. That's pretty sick in my book.

[AttackPlanR]

So, by applying your "thinking", B.O. I could just as easily say that Obama's apology saved at least three American lives. Right? I mean you are claiming that the apology caused the death of two officers so I can say that it saved three or more officers' lives.

[Balt Observer]

So, by applying your "thinking", B.O. I could just as easily say that Obama's apology saved at least three American lives. Right? I mean you are claiming that the apology caused the death of two officers so I can say that it saved three or more officers' lives.

You can make any claim you want. You also have to acknowledge that two US soldiers were murdered after the apology. That is an indisputable fact.

[AttackPlanR]

You can make any claim you want. You also have to acknowledge that two US soldiers were murdered after the apology. That is an indisputable fact.

Just as you can make any claim you want. You also have to acknowledge that several dozen soldiers were not murdered after the apology. That is an indisputable fact.

[Balt Observer]

Just as you can make any claim you want. You also have to acknowledge that several dozen soldiers were not murdered after the apology. That is an indisputable fact.

So you're an Obama apologist. Good to know.

[AttackPlanR]

So you're an Obama apologist. Good to know.

You're a partisan hack. Good to know.

BTW, thanks for addressing the fact that your claim of murders due to apology are indeed lunacy.

[OnlyTheTruth]

Just as you can make any claim you want. You also have to acknowledge that several dozen soldiers were not murdered after the apology. That is an indisputable fact.

I still don't see the cause and effect with the apology.It's in the same vein as those who link the stock market to his speeches. The situation over there is delecate and needs to be addressed with the utmost care to protect our kids over there. An apology for something that was done mistakenly is appropriate in my opinion.