For GOPers On Afghanistan, ‘Sorry’ Is The Hardest Word To Say | Talking Points Memo

A Quran-burning incident by U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan that led to violent protests has become part of the GOP candidates’ attacks against President Obama. Notably, the president’s attempt to mollify the situation with an apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai has become a point of ridicule on the right. That’s now leading to an enormous tussle over, in effect, the impact of the word, “sorry.”


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