Obama: My Apology for Koran Burning ‘Calmed Things Down’
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President Obama is sticking by his decision to apologize to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the burning of Korans by U.S. troops last week and maintained in an interview Wednesday that doing so “calmed things down.” The burning incident sparked a wave of violence across the country.
“We’re not out of the woods yet,” Obama said in an interview with ABC News‘ Bob Woodruff at the White House. “But my criteria in any decision I make, getting recommendations from folks who are actually on the ground, is what is going to best protect our folks and make sure that they can accomplish their mission.”
ABC provides some of the background:
The president’s comments came just hours before a formal White House dinner to honor Iraq War veterans, some of whom have also served in Afghanistan and may be redeploying there to assist ongoing U.S. military operations. Woodruff was the only journalist invited to attend the dinner.
Obama said his letter to Karzai aimed to curb further danger to U.S. troops on the ground. It reportedly expressed regret for the apparently inadvertent burning of the Korans, the sacred text of Islam, on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
Still, the president’s critics and some members of the military have questioned the appropriateness of the move, given the subsequent murder of two U.S. military officers at the hands of an Afghan inside one of the capital’s secure ministry buildings.
“Everything else — the politics or second guessing of these various decisions — I’m not worried about,” Obama said.
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Comments (199)
ambrosia
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:37pmAmerica will hold that “Parade”,
Report Post »the moment YOU are OUT of office & stripped of power.
pdw
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:34pmThat’s what they HIRED him to do, run his mouth, his lap dogs love his song no matter what tune his is singing.
Report Post »BlenGeck
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:33pmThe commie is dilusional.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:47pmDid anyone apologize for burning all the Bibles last year?
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:51pmAmerica’s becoming Islamic if for the only reason it is the [topic of conversation so much in the midst of a weak minded bunch].
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 11:53pmI think “delusional” is a bit strong, but first; how did the Taliban respond to Mr Obama’s “grovelling apology to the mob” as Charle Krauthammer succinctly put it?
This is the statement by Zabiullah Mujahid, who is one of the self proclaimed spokesmen for the Taliban:
“We should not be satisfied with mere protests and empty slogans but the military bases of the invaders, their military convoys and their troops should become a target of our courageous attacks. Kill them, beat them, take them as prisoners and teach them such a lesson that they never summon the courage to abuse the Holy Quran again.”
When you consider that thousands of old Korans have been dumped in a sewerage ditch by muslims in Pakistan (where most Taliban leaders are believed to be hiding), the truth of the matter becomes obvious.
The more apologies made, the more they will be used to persuade the population that the grievence is real and legitimise violent retaliation by a vicious, barbaric enemy.
While I wouldn’t characterise him as delusional, once again Mr Obama has demonstrated that he is a blundering amateur.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 11:58pm.
Obama: My Apology for Koran Burning ‘Calmed Things Down’
You Sir need to tell that to those Dead Anericans……
Report Post »brother_ed
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 12:06amUnfortunately, “forgive & forget” is a western mantra, stemming from it’s Judeo-Christian roots.
There are deep cultural boundaries that this President and the people on the far left overlook.
The Eastern cultures see apologies as signs of weakness, the west sees them as signs of strength.
If President Obama is smart enough to say that we should not impose our standards on others, then why can’t he see that the same differences are in play when we deal with them?
Report Post »oldguy49
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 12:21amyep , i believe him…………………and i believe i will hit the powerball too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! well i do have a ticket
Report Post »2theADDLED
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 1:05amAnd he thought the apology was Sincere.
Report Post »mharry860
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 1:17amGlenn keeps telling us not to hate. I’m sorry, I can’t comply.
Report Post »dublinthewagons
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 4:00amHe’s not worried. He’s never worn a uniform. Delusions of adequasy best describes bummer
Report Post »kessi7
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 4:15amhttp://fathersmind.blogspot.com/2012/02/of-obama-and-muslims-implications-of.html#!/2012/02/of-obama-and-muslims-implications-of.html
Second point to ponder is why did we get caught? How come the most elite force in the world does such a shabby job of this? Aljazeera actually has a picture of one of the Qurans about 20% burnt. What kind of incinerator was used? I can‘t imagine that the military that raided Bin Laden’s home, caught him, killed him, ransacked his house and made away with all they wanted to take away, held a burial service for him according to Islamic injunctions, buried him at sea and then returned home and had dinner with their families while we watched Super bowl or something, can botch such a sensitive assignment. Much as I love and respect the men in uniform, something needs to be said as to why such a sloppy job was done. How did anybody even know that we were burning anything?
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 5:53amIn ObamaLand… Mule/Horse off-spring are Unicorns!
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 7:01amHow did the apology calm things down? Two serviceman were shot by afghans they were working with after the apology.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 7:03amOBAMA LIED !
PEOPLE DIED!!!
More soldiers were murdered this morning.
Report Post »A bit too early for declaring, “mission accomplished” don’t ya think???
Oh, make that APOLOGY ACCOMPLISHED!
Marcobob69
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 7:30amWhere is his apology to the Catholic religion? Nope, you will never hear that from the socialist, but he can apologize and bend over and kiss any MUSLIM ass!!! Sickening!!!
Report Post »StonyBurk
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 7:53amI agree–the 0 is delusional. But I do agree with one thing he did say –in this respect alone–We are not out of the woods yet. ” I agree We will NOT be out of the woods until the 0 has been moved out of the House he has desecrated for the past three years–and preferably transferred someplace warmer–
Report Post »Are you listening Congressman Jim Moron –I agree with the ad you claim is disrespectful– oh es verdad the White House is in Washington D.C. and the “progressives ” turn everyplace they control into He__.
AvengerK
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 11:51amLOL….Obama must study Orwell religiously.
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 12:05pmThere really is not one thing that could calm these people down…….”.just another obama lie”
Report Post »OHSundevil
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 12:34pmNo the delusional people are those on this site that still support a war over in Afghanistan. You can’t make crazy people be not crazy unless you kill all of them. We’d be better served by leaving the entire area and putting up a huge wall to keep these and nutcases like them out of our country. Rebuild their country? Hell no..rebuild our country and keep us safe inside it, you can’t buy friends…
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 3:06pmOnly in your mind…bud !! your libotard trolls
will believe you though..as the death toll rises…
Get the F’ out NOW !!! Not worth it..waste of
Report Post »Lives and money……………
robbrunson
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 3:29pmI would really like to know, How did this information about the koran burning even get out to the Afghans? whom ever leaked that information should be the one to pay the price for 4 american soldiers dying so far!!!! right is right and wrong is wrong! stop blaming the U.S. and stand up for what is right. This adiministration is playing a dangerous game of russian roullette, but wee dont have the bullets they do!
Report Post »BarackStalin
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 4:48pmNow apologize for BURNING AMERICAN FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY!
Report Post »zoro51
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:32pmno dont worry HES A MUSLUM LOVING SOCIALIST hes WEAK he needs to be IMPEACHED gone .. to suck up to murdering muslums wholl KILL for no reason wether youre a convert or a infindel makes NO difference MUSLUMS MURDER.. so to APEASE is a WEAK leadership.. islam is a MAN MADE CULT one of hate n death at all costs.. their god FALSE STONE MAN MADE IDOL… apologize HELL TO THE F .. NO! have THEY apologized for beheading OUR people killing them poisening them NO .. DO UNTO OTHERS AS U WOULD DO TO YOU.. ID never apologized …. cant wait till nov n FIRE OBAMA
Report Post »USAMEDIC3008
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:45pmZ
#e!! Yeea
Report Post »cariboodragon
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 11:59pmAll organized religion is man made
Report Post »Razorhunters
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 12:07ammar .1st , sheriff joe comes out with eligibilty facts on obama…supposed to be on the web.
many news media have made seat reservations.
think is 1pm central…
can check wnd.com or just search.
Report Post »faustmanv
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:20pmOnly a pompous arrogant pile of excrement could pat himself on the back for apologizing to our enemies for doing what was the right thing to do, burning desecrated Jihadist inscribed Korans. Obama the Marxist and his entire Anti-American administration can go to He11! They trip all over themselves in a rush to apologize for something that was no big deal at all. It’s always the USA that is the bad guy in these people’s minds, that’s why I would throw them a brick if they were drowning in quicksand, F___ em!
Report Post »GlennaBeckski
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 11:00pmI‘m surprised both arms aren’t in slings as much as he pats himself on the back…
Report Post »PERSERVERANCE-2012
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:20pmCalmed things down.He calmed things down??? What the? How many poeple has died after he“ calmed things down”? Dilusional is right. Hes a legend in his own mind!!
Report Post »AmazingGrace8
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 11:47amYuuuuuuuuuup.This country has been in a “drought” for over 3 years under the leadership of this “over-hanging-cloud-without-rain”. Praying for a “down-pour” in November. America can look forward to what we do best..unleash Americans’ ingenuity…getting back to our original purpose for a great country…FREEDOM & LIBERTY FOR ALL. Freedom to pursue a great life in this great country. God Bless America! Let freedom ring!
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:17pmCalmed things down?????
Why is it (and this is by FAR NOT THE 1ST TIME) those who WE TRAIN turn their guns on us?
Report Post »godhatesacoward
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:17pmPOSPOTUS is FCKD in the HEAD!
Report Post »PERSERVERANCE-2012
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:30pmI like the way you think.
Report Post »Restored One
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 11:12pmYep!
Report Post »Pontiac
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:17pmApologizing to a dangerous ideology because it’s a dangerous ideology?
“My apology to the CSA president, Jefferson Davis, calmed things down.”
See how silly that sounds?
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 7:36amMe thinks that may be qualified as fear and submission…
Report Post »Mrs. Bowers
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:10pmNothing has calmed down. They just grew tired. That what happens when you fight for a solid week without taking time out to rest.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 8:40amA guy that can lower the sea level can certainly calm down a few rowdy Muslims.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:10pmI was going to write down my response to Obamas claim…
Report Post »But all I can do is shake my head……….. in disbelief
dogday
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 12:20amMe too. I’m speechless.
Report Post »nelbert
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 6:16amI had the same experience. I started a couple of times to write something, but was just too dumbfounded by the absurdity of it all.
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 9:13amLike you, I have run out of words to describe my level of contempt I have for Obama. Anything I write, I have already written before.
Report Post »wilobe
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:09pmWhy are Pakistanis throwing away 100s of Korans into sewage filled canal?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69VIER7nzz8
Report Post »spfoam1
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:30pmLMAO Perhaps they got tired of wiping thier asses with thier bare fingers. They don’t know what toilet paper is, so why not use a Koran? That is the most appropriate use of a Koran I can think of. Come to think of it, the buildings where they read the Korans have a moon on the side, so what better place to use the Koran as buttwipe?
Report Post »momrules
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:08pmRemember Obama’s apology tour? His apologies only make matters worse. This man is truly delusional.
Report Post »SoupSandwich
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:06pmThis contrived crap is far from over if he lets the Afghans punish our troops that were “responsible”.
Report Post »PERSERVERANCE-2012
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:28pmIf that were to happen, He ( oblamer) should be impeached… Then brought up on charges of treason. Those korans were dirty and the administration knows it.
Report Post »wilobe
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:06pmWhy are Pakistanis throwing away 100s of Korans into sewage filled canal?
Not mentioned on any of the FoxNews programs or on DrudgeReport yet. If anything, this video should be common knowledge among, not only every online conservative, but enough pressure put on the MSM to show this video,thus exposing both the Muslims‘ and the Left’s utter depraved hypocrisy in their treatment of the so-called ‘holy book’. Where is everyone?.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69VIER7nzz8
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:11pmThanks for sharing will pass it along. Makes me sick!
Report Post »momrules
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:17pmI’ve seen this. The violence over their “holy” book is contrived and a matter of what serves their purpose at the time.
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:05pmDoes this sound like anyone you know?????
“In utopianism, the “mastermind” is driven by his own boundless conceit & delusional aspirations, which he self-identifies as a noble calling. He alone is uniquely qualified to carry out this mission. He is, in his own mind, a SAVIOR of mankind, if only man will bend to his will !!. ..He suffers from a psychosis of sorts & endeavors to substitute his own ambitions for the individual ambitions of millions of people…He is served by an enthusiastic intelligentsia or “experts” professionally engaged in developing & spreading utopian fantasies…they have monumental impatience with human complexity & imperfection…They believe that politics is a temporary necessity (to their solution)…they are posers to knowledge they do not and cannot possess. they legislate without accountability.
Legislatures are capable of democratic tyranny by degenerating into a collection of masterminds, passing laws not because they are right or moral but because the CAN.”
- Book “Ameritopia” by Mark Levin
Report Post »ambrosia
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:39pmLet me guess…would his initials be BHO ?
Report Post »thecid100
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:03pmCalmed things down? Are you completely out of your freakin’ mind??? You have done nothing but encourage them!
Thanks for demanding that they apologize for killing innocent Americans, though. You let ‘em know who’s side you’re on.
Oh, you didn’t do that? WHY NOT!!! Whose side are you on?
Report Post »Bluefish49
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:07pmYep Big “O” and saying the bulk of the BP Oil dissipated into thin air made it so…..just how is the weather on Planet Obama?
Report Post »schlitten15
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 11:42pmMaybe Obama should read some of these posts and get a clue what people think about him apologizing to these dirtbags.
Report Post »Conservative New Yorker
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:01pmThis guy is a legend in his own mind.
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:01pmIf a tree falls in the woods and Barack doesn’t hear it, it didn’t make a sound.
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:00pmHa! I just blogged on the Holder story that I thought they all had a form of insanity and then read this!!! More proof!!!!!
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 9:58pmThe Marxist heathen is the definition of delusional,he apologizes,something he enjoys doing often and some of our guys get killed and he thinks that’s that calmed things down? Like I said he‘s delusional and can’t be fired quick enough.All the morons who voted for this walking disaster should be doing the apologizing,sadly that won’t be good enough with the damage this Marxist has inflicted on us.
Report Post »wordweaver
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 9:55pmYour apology did nothing to calm those maniacs, you jack wagon. You only further diminished our international stature by fawning over those bozos. Time to gather up the troops and bring them home, Mr. President. These folks ain’t buying what we are selling. They have been fighting invaders for so many centuries, all they want is us gone. Bring the troops home now.
Report Post »Grey Eagle
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:01pmDid Obama apologize to the families of those soldiers that were executed? Doubtful. Obama is no leader, and he is far more concerned about the Muslims than the welfare of our soldiers.
Report Post »islamhater
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:05pmWake up he who holds the worlds resorces controls the world. This is about control of oil it’s in the plan.ww3. Who are the family’s that own most of the resorces now? Soros is a puppet. When the land is seized and the temple is built NWO will be in FULL MODE….
Report Post »AnAppealToGod
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 9:54pmObama, your words have done nothing but destroy our country and divide us deeper than ever before. My suggestion is to STFU.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:02pmI think the DEAD military members would BEG TO DIFFER WITH YOU OBAMA … what a twit ..and I am being kind.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 9:54pmIt calmed things down a lot for those 7 killed. and how many injured, come on Obama, you haven’t appologized for the dead border agent yet.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:05pmAgreed DAR
Report Post »Brian Terry’s blood is on Obummer and Holders hands.
momrules
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:19pmMy guess is that he doesn‘t even know Brian Terry’s name.
Report Post »Razorhunters
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 9:54pmf.u . and fluck is lam…dam tird of walking on eggshells around these sick sobs…
call them out for what they are…
Report Post »thecid100
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:05pmWe burn books they already desecrated by writing in them passing messages, and they retaliate by killing people. I guess that’s and “eye for an eye” in your book.
Moron.
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:06pmYes, but you can stay home if you like.
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:09pmThe korans and materials burned were taken from a detention center where prisoners were writing coded messages in their “sacred” koran. They were passing extremist messages to each other via their “sacred” book of lies!
Report Post »godhatesacoward
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:42pmLets break it smaller up into chunks for you. #1 We do not want to police the world. #2 We as a collective think that common sense is a virtue. #3 stupidity will be your demise. #4 God will still love you………..
BTW……This is my last post as GODHATESACOWARD!
Report Post »dublinthewagons
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 4:26amWouldn’t you love to have a pup outa this moron. “TOO DUMB TO HUNT”
Report Post »Toto Obama thinks he’s in Kansas.