Personally I can not help but suspect that he did this intentionally.
There is a pattern developing with this loser. He likes to disgrace America. He seeks a more submissive and apoligetic America.
He is a disgrace to All Good People who respect and admire freedom and the American way.
This must be simple ignorance. Zero is way too arrogant to submit this way to anyone (except the Saudi King and his other Islamist handlers).
He wants to, probably in his own "sick mind"--and he said as much in Campaign 2008--somehow "undo all the international damage" done by George W. Bush. On the other hand, Governor Palin used one of her applause lines to great glee of the audience which was "the US does not apologize."
Unfortunately, Senator Obama is surrounded with people who think this way, it is a rampant mindset infested in the US Embassy in Tokyo run by State Department and on and on it goes right straight into the Natonal Security Council and the Oval Office. We are mental vassals. But the whole tawdry incident is rather embarrassing if you ask me. Way inappropriate. Probably the borderline was reached with Mike Mansfield's bow to Foreign Minister Sunoda following an incident (resulting in deaths) that was clearly the US' fault. And even that classic photo sticks in my mind; the Commander of US Naval Forces in Japan accompanying Mansfield had a look of abject shock on his fact. I think you never want to go beyond that point. Obama went beyond. Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress are clearly surprised and were probably somewhat embarrassed as well. I have to see the video; I am just looking at the stills and the facial expressions.
Freepers, just tell your friends and neighbors who bought into this fool and international laughing stock, they bought into this as well.