Gen. McChrystal apologizes for new Afghan civilian deaths
By Dion Nissenbaum and Nooruddin Bakhshi | McClatchy Newspapers
Posted on Monday, February 22, 2010
KABUL — American-led efforts to avert civilian deaths in the war against the Taliban suffered a new blow over the weekend when a NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan killed about two dozen civilians.
U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the head of coalition forces in Afghanistan, sought to contain outrage Monday for the attack by delivering a personal apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai. He conceded, however, that the attack Sunday was likely to shake public confidence in his pledge to minimize civilian deaths in Afghanistan.
"We are extremely saddened by the tragic loss of innocent lives," McChrystal's statement said. "I have made it clear to our forces that we are here to protect the Afghan people, and inadvertently killing or injuring civilians undermines their trust and confidence in our mission. We will redouble our efforts to regain that trust."
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
WILL THE WINGNUTS DARE TO ATTACK A GENERAL?
They are still complaining about Pres. Obama admitting our mistakes over the last 10 years and they took to calling his statements "apologies" and claim that they weakened America on the world stage. Here's a real apology:
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