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Krauthammer: U.S. apology for Koran burning ‘embarrassing,’ ‘groveling’
The Daily Caller ^ | 25 Feb 2012 | Jeff Poor

Posted on 02/25/2012 4:27:27 PM PST by mandaladon

On Friday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer took strong umbrage with the White House’s decision to apologize at a Virginia mosque for a reportedly accidental burning of Islamic holy documents.

“That was embarrassing, what we saw,” Krauthammer said. “We have gone from apology here to abject self-debasement and groveling. And groveling to whom? To the mob. We should have had a single apology coming from the commander on the ground and that’s it. Not from the secretary of defense. Not from the president, of all people.”

Krauthammer reminded viewers of the 2010 incident involving Terry Jones, a Florida pastor who was promoting “Burn a Koran Day” and the administration’s reaction to that.

“Remember when the president had to pick up the phone when there was a crazy pastor in Florida who wanted a Koran burning and he had to be talked out of it,” Krauthammer said. “Is the president in charge of the offenses against a certain religious tradition in the world? This is a world in which nobody asked the Islamic conference, the grouping of the 56 Islamic countries, to issue an apology when Christians are attacked and churches are burned in Egypt or in Pakistan. And have we heard a word from any Islamic leader anywhere about the radical Muslims in Nigeria who are not only burning the churches but are burning women and children who are Christian in the churches. When I hear that, I’ll expect my president to start issuing apologies.”

According to The Washington Post columnist, this response makes the United States look weak and despite looking weak, those on the other side rarely reciprocate.

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KEYWORDS: koranburning; krauthammer; muslims; taliban
People love to see America on its knees. And second, on the idea that there are leaders, Muslim leaders in the world who apologize, there are 56 nations in the Islamic conference. Has one apologized for the attacks on the Copts in Egypt? Has the leader in Egypt himself apologized?...........Those who voted for Obama need to apologize for having elected a coward for President.
1 posted on 02/25/2012 4:27:42 PM PST by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

No kidding.

You don’t need to protect the soldiers either. They can protect themselves, just give them the permission to do that.


3 posted on 02/25/2012 4:33:25 PM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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To: mandaladon

>>According to The Washington Post columnist, this response makes the United States look weak and despite looking weak, those on the other side rarely reciprocate.

Newt said this days ago, Charles.


4 posted on 02/25/2012 4:41:11 PM PST by Christie at the beach (I like Newt and would love to see political dead bodies on the floor.)
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To: mandaladon

this response makes the United States look weak and despite looking weak, those on the other side rarely reciprocate.

Why should they reciprocate?
Obama has proven himself and by extention us
as the “weak horse”. What incentive is there
for them to prove themselves weaker. NONE.


5 posted on 02/25/2012 4:41:21 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: mandaladon

This is the US of Obama. He loves it, I’m sure.


6 posted on 02/25/2012 4:43:57 PM PST by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it's the new black. Mmm mmm mmm...)
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To: mandaladon

"Go Mitt. Go Mitt. Go Mitt"


Krauthammer is Mitt Romney's attack-robot.
Has been for years.

As a result of Romney and Krauthammer, Obama
is the undocumented pRes_ _ent.

Krauthammer should apologize to America IMMEDIATELY.


7 posted on 02/25/2012 4:46:09 PM PST by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: mandaladon
Moslems take apologies as a sign of weakness.

Ubama certainly fits that bill.

9 posted on 02/25/2012 4:53:41 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Government is the religion of the fascists.)
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To: mandaladon; All
These bloodthirsty savages have killed four of our servicemen over this burning of korans thing- and Obama apologizes?
He needs to be impeached and imprisoned- and we need to withdraw all troops and financial support immediately.
10 posted on 02/25/2012 5:42:39 PM PST by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: mandaladon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7BKYKok9d5g


11 posted on 02/25/2012 5:47:14 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: mandaladon
amabO squats when he pees.
Hillary stands up!
I ain't apologizing to them mooslem dogs
12 posted on 02/25/2012 5:52:25 PM PST by Bibman (Tea Party since 1976)
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To: mandaladon
Those who voted for Obama need to apologize for having elected a coward for President.

It's not cowardice (although it's an apt description). He is under orders to do what he is doing. This is a deliberate campaign to weaken the U.S., ordered by those who are bankrolling the rats - Obama is just a tool that was placed in the area where it can do the most harm.

13 posted on 02/25/2012 5:54:56 PM PST by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Hope springs eternal - maybe the Bucs will break .500 this year)
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To: mandaladon

Why are we claiming this was accidental.

From what I have read the Korans in question were being written in and used to send these messages out to the Taliban. They collected these Korans and someone made the decision to burn them. I see nothing accidental.

We burned the things because they had been desecrated by Muslims who worote in them. The riots and protests are all BS.Just Afghani’s using this as an excuse to do what they do.


14 posted on 02/25/2012 5:55:42 PM PST by Venturer
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To: Venturer
We burned the things because they had been desecrated by Muslims who worote in them. The riots and protests are all BS.Just Afghani’s using this as an excuse to do what they do.

How can a nation stay a power when this crapola is allowed to daily/ hourly indoctrinate a world. How could we have ever got to this point of no return.

15 posted on 02/25/2012 6:30:00 PM PST by Digger (If RINO is your selection then failure is your election)
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To: Venturer; mandaladon

Anyone out there who don’t believe the illegal undocumented alien in the Whit-Hut, and usurper, is a full fledge Muzzzie are total naive and are calling for sharia law!!!


16 posted on 02/25/2012 6:31:39 PM PST by danamco (-)
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To: danamco

Amen


17 posted on 02/25/2012 6:37:28 PM PST by Venturer
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To: Digger

I am sorry, I do not have an answer.


18 posted on 02/25/2012 6:38:48 PM PST by Venturer
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To: mandaladon

Really Charles? Embarassed? We are NOT embarassed... the country is OUTRAGED and we do NOT aplogize. obama should be comforting the families of the fallen soldiers instead he apologizes to the enemy. No, embarassment is when you do something silly or dumb or something like that. emb arassed? Hardly Charles... hardly.


19 posted on 02/25/2012 7:34:05 PM PST by cubreporter (Happy New Year R ush and we look forward to 2012 with you and the EIB Microphone.)
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