He later claimed his remark was misinterpreted and said he was sorry if anyone was offended.
Being sorry if anyone was offended is not the same as being sorry because you were wrong.
Oh, that is entirely a moralistic observation. You recall, I [Obama] was only a secular Muslim (you know, the Sadam variety) before I became a non-attending Universalist "Christian" of a sort [United Church of Christ]. So no one can lecture me about being "sorry". I'm as sorry as they come!