Sorry, but what do you think an "apologetic" is? Hippies always saying they're sorry for what the US is like? Nope, it's when they try to excuse the enemy.
Yes, that is what an "apologetic" is, and that is most certainly NOT the definition Debbie was invoking in her statement. And in an "apologetic", you are not "apologizing", you are explaining.
Although you can be called an "apologist" for it, you would not be apologizing.