Enough With The Obama Apologies!

Obama apologizes to Karsai

Link Savoie, a  retired military, Korea / Vietnam veteran and a veterans advocate has written an excellent article for Daily World.  We came across this article while researching the apologies that Barack Hussein Obama issued to the Afghan people after American soldiers  mistakenly burned  Korans which had already been desecrated by having writing on them,  We agree with every word that Mr. Savoie has written.  It had been our intention to just publish the cartoons and satire that Obama's apology has inspired, but this article was just too good not to share. 

Two Sisters From The Right

No Apologies to US After Soldiers Die

by Link Savoie

"If they're to burn the Quran, we don't want them here. They will never be forgiven for betraying the holy book."a statement of an Afghan police officer. That same police officer who turns his head now and spits when he sees a U.S. military convoy roll by.

"I wish to express my deep regret for the reported incident. I extend to you and the Afghan people my sincere apologies," President Barack Obama's three-page apology letter to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai.

"It was fine to fight along-side the Americans. But, after the Muslim holy books were burned at a U.S. base, I detest them," a 25-year-old Afghan soldier said.

"Tensions are running very high here, and I think we need to let things calm down, return to a more normal atmosphere, and then get
on with business. We've got to create a situation in which al-Qaida is not coming back," a statement Ambassador Ryan Crocker gave to CNN. I wonder if Crocker is aware that these riots prompted the British and French to recall hundreds of international advisers from all Afghan ministries. They are concerned about the safety of their citizens. That is the attitude President Obama should have about the American military.

The sad part of this entire situation is that President Karzai's demands are being met. He wants the American soldiers who are responsible for burning those alleged religious documents punished. As quick as President Obama apologized to the Afghan people, an investigation by Marine Gen. John Allen, the commanding officer in Afghanistan, revealed that the Qurans inadvertently burned by U.S. troops were previously defaced with extremist messages and placed in an office. The books were mistaken for trash and taken to a burn pit and destroyed. The investigation by Gen. Allen indicated that the soldiers were careless "but there was no ill will. For the soldiers, it will be serious. They could lose rank or face reprimands."

Since the Muslim religious material was mistakenly burned with other military documents on Feb. 20, six American soldiers were assassinated due to the burning incident. They were killed by a number of Afghan police and soldiers, or militants disguised in their uniforms who are turning their guns on their foreign allies. Not once did our administration demand an apology for the killing of our soldiers. It is obvious that the Obama administration appears to care more about not offending the Afghans. So there it is, America. Everybody and his brother want the United States "occupiers" out of Afghanistan, our allies are dropping out of the fighting and furnishing support only. The only person who wants to remain in that country is President Obama and Crocker.

Columnist Cal Thomas recently brought up a good point. Since President Obama has announced the deadline for the withdrawal of surge-level troops in Afghanistan for later this year, maybe it's time to pull all U.S. forces out now and leave Hamid Karzai to his fate. No matter how soon or how long we remain in Afghanistan, al-Qaida is patient enough to wait until the Americans leave and they will gain total control anyway.

So what's the point in our troops remaining and continue to fight under restrictive and self-imposed rules of war while the enemy does not?


Link Savoie is retired military, Korea / Vietnam veteran and a veterans advocate. Reach him at linkvfwla@aol.com

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