Though initial reports from the Afghan government say that the pact on keeping US occupation forces in the country beyond 2014 included “assurances” that President Obama would issue a letter of apology for “mistakes” made during the invasion and subsequent occupation, the White House insists that will not happen.
“There is not a need for the United States to apologize to Afghanistan. Quite the contrary,” insisted Susan Rice, who said that no apology was even being considered by the White House.
Several incidents stand out particularly dramatically among Afghans, including the Kandahar massacre and the military’s burning of Qurans at Bagram. The massive civilian death toll of 12+ years of occupation is, of course, also a concern.
But war means never having to say you’re sorry, at least in the minds of Congressional hawks, who insist that an apology would be unacceptable on any grounds, and see a protracted occupation by American troops, which may now extend well beyond 2024, as the only “reward” the Afghan government needs, or will ever get.
Let's see…no apology, not subject to Afghan law, no restrictions on home invasions and disappearing "persons of interest"…what is there not to love about the Occupation by the Invaders, Conquerors of children gathering wood and herding sheep and goats. Every patriotic parent in the US should want their children to grow up protect our freedoms by going to Afghanistan and dying in that honorable…Occupation.
We are a stupid people to allow this insanity to continue.
Well, if the USA is ever invaded, we can't expect an apology, either. But never fear, we will whine like little girls about the "unfairness" of it all.
Susan Rice is a witch. "Quite the contrary." Saying quite the contrary when asked if the US owes Afghanistan an apology means she thinks the contrary, or opposite, is true, which would be that Afghanistan owes the US an apology.
Orwell is spinning in his grave.
Last night I saw witch Rice on PBS spewing Iran and Syria propaganda vomit. Rice even implied that the US is not funding proxy armies to wage war against Syria, despite that the US is doing this publicly. McCain has gone and visited them, after which they ate the hearts of some of their victims.
Lying needs to be a punishable offense for government officials, and Rice needs to be tried and duly punished.