Kerry makes direct apology to troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Sen. John Kerry apologized directly to U.S. troops on Wednesday for comments about Iraq that had prompted a firestorm of criticism from Republicans and President George W. Bush.
Odd, I know I heard quite a few Democrats criticizing his blunder too! I notice they don’t mention that in al-Reuters.
“I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform and I personally apologize to any service member, family member or American who was offended,” Kerry said in a statement.
When is he going to apologize for the crap he spouted in 1971? Or that outrageous comment about our military terrorizing civilians in Iraq?
Kerry said earlier in the day he was sorry for a “botched joke” about Bush that was interpreted as a slam on the U.S. military. Republicans demanded a more direct apology and seized on Kerry’s comments to students as a sign of Democratic weakness on national security.
Oh yeah, Kerry is just a chuckle a minute, kind of like having a tick stuck in your ear.
Kerry told students in California on Monday that if they study hard they could do well but if they did not, “you get stuck in Iraq.” His office said he misread his remarks and intended to say “You end up getting us stuck in a war in Iraq. Just ask President Bush.”
Perhaps, even Dems such as Kerry didn’t work so hard at trying to trash the President on a daily basis, and concentrate on the business at hand, they wouldn’t make such obvious snafus.
Go see what they’re saying over at Stop the ACLU.
