Kerry’s Apology To The Military

Stop The ACLU ^ | 1-Nov-06 | John Stephenson

[Jay777]

After huge pressure from just about everyone, John Kerry flip flopped from his original vow that he would apologize to no one and decided to apologize. Now that the damage is done I leave it up to the troops to decide how sincere they think he was.

As a combat veteran, I want to make it clear to anyone in uniform and to their loved ones: my poorly stated joke at a rally was not about, and never intended to refer to any troop.

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.

In my opinion the apology should have stopped at this point and it would have been a well worded politician's pressured apology. Yet it seems Kerry still doesn't know when to shut up. Instead, he goes on to blame Republicans. Oh well, that is to be expected...better than nothing?

[Jay777]

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[DAC21]

"I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted"


Hummm, sure sounds like he is calling the troops stupid again. Apparently he thinks they aren't smart enough to properly interpret his Highness.

[Kirkwood]

Did he ever apologize for this:

"And there is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the--of--the historical customs, religious customs. Whether you like it or not..."

[johna61]

That was NO APOLOGY!

[SunkenCiv]

[jaaakemm]

John Kerry’s tortured, circumlocutious “apology” is no apology. I know an apology when I encounter one. Mr. Kerry’s so-called belated “apology” is just yet again more blatant duplicity & prevarication from this weasel to “us”, unenlightened masses. His choice of a begrudging, unremorseful attempt at an apology just reiterates the original insult.

Speaking of apologies . . . . in my opinion he’s still several delinquent apologies short. When will this despicable little man apologize to the Vietnam era veterans that he has repeatedly insulted for the last several decades.

What this stumblebum needs to do is resign his office while he apologies profusely as he disappears from view. Maybe the rich widow will hire this joke of a human being to count the ketchup money.

D.T. Miller Vietnam 1968-1969 1st Air Cavalry (Airmobile) Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry (1st\7th Cav) An Khe, Tet, Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang, Camp Evans, China beaches, Khe Sanh, A Shau Valley, Tay Ninh, Black Virgin Mountain, Cambodian border and endless places between. Garryowen.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

That's what I thought when I read it....he's apologizing for the pain they had for their problem, not because he screwed up.