That's not an apology. It's a lie. He wants us to believe that he didn't say what he clearly said.
I'm sure his writers could have done better.
I think he ought to hop on his private jet and go to Baghdad and personally apologize to the troops. Maybe he can buy them a beer or something and really get to know them. :-)
This is not a apology. He does not say he is sorry for what he said, he is saying he is sorry that so many of us doofuses might have been offended by what he said.