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2012-02-23 Afghanistan
Obama sends letter of apology to Afghan president over Koran burning
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Posted by Beavis 2012-02-23 08:53|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 When do muslims ever apologise to the West?
Posted by Gruth McGurque5303 2012-02-23 11:33||   2012-02-23 11:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Obama makes me sick.
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-02-23 11:58||   2012-02-23 11:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Why doesn't he fly over there to personally kiss Karzai's ass while he's at it?
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-02-23 11:59||   2012-02-23 11:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Karzai's office said Obama called the Koranburnings "inadvertent," adding that the U.S. "will take the appropriate steps to avoid any recurrence, to include holding accountable those responsible."

OTOH any expression of defiance in the face of Islamic demands or contempt for Islamic teachings (including the burning of Korans) is perfectly legals in the US. Any Afghan with internet access can find that out easily.

The difference between specific orders given to member of the military and general civil rights will be too subtle for the murderous intolerant bigoted sadistic Noble People of Afghanistan.

They will perceive Obama as a lying simpleton because his lies can be easily exposed as such. Americans don't go to jail for insulting Islam after all. Neither steps to avoid recurrences would be constitutional nor would holding Americans accountable for antiislamic speech.

Avoiding conflict by making the pluralistic US appear more dhimmified respectful to Islam than it really is isn't possible in the age of the internet.
Posted by Ebbalet Hupiter3755 2012-02-23 12:21||   2012-02-23 12:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Did he tie it with a bow?

Maybe need a tea summit.
Posted by swksvolFF 2012-02-23 12:44||   2012-02-23 12:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Everytime there is a terrorist atrocity or grooming/raping young white girls in UK.where is the apology then?
Posted by Squinty Glatch1099 2012-02-23 13:10||   2012-02-23 13:10|| Front Page Top

#7 At what point does he just create a form letter and save time? He can sign it with the robo pen or automate that as well. If he wanted to earn money for his election perhaps he could sign personalized apologies for a price.
Posted by rjschwarz 2012-02-23 14:36||   2012-02-23 14:36|| Front Page Top

#8 The queer thing is, apparently one of the accepted ways to dispose of a damaged or worn Koran is by burning. Anything can be reason to get upset for those so inclined, though.
Posted by trailing wife 2012-02-23 15:05||   2012-02-23 15:05|| Front Page Top

#9 What? No apology to Christians for the US military burning Bibles in Afghanistan? Or mandating abortion insurance by United States Catholic institutions?
Posted by Phuger Angugum5966 2012-02-23 15:32||   2012-02-23 15:32|| Front Page Top

#10 "...apparently one of the accepted ways to dispose of a damaged or worn Koran is by burning. "

But ONLY after the local shaman has pronounced the sacred words over it: "Eeney Meaney Chili Beany..."
Posted by mojo 2012-02-23 16:03||   2012-02-23 16:03|| Front Page Top

#11 rjschwarz, the value of an apology is debased with each subsequent issued. Robo-signed B.O. grovel letters would be like printing money. I'm not sure which will be worth more in the endgame: a US dollar or an apology from Barack Obama.
Posted by RandomJD 2012-02-23 16:10||   2012-02-23 16:10|| Front Page Top

#12 BTW. Did he address Karzai as "massa"? I wish someone would taunt him with that, to prompt him to reconsider bowing and scraping to every dictator on earth.
Posted by RandomJD 2012-02-23 16:19||   2012-02-23 16:19|| Front Page Top

#13 Palin just demanded an apology from the Afghan leadership for the murder of two US troops by their miltary.
Posted by Betty Untervehr3452 2012-02-23 17:22||   2012-02-23 17:22|| Front Page Top

#14 PALIN/BOLTON in 2012!
Posted by Elmising Poodle6592 2012-02-23 20:53||   2012-02-23 20:53|| Front Page Top

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