Arrogance means never having to say you're sorry

A Reuters piece titled "Kerry makes direct apology to troops" would lead one to think that the errant senator Kerry is actually recalcitrant about insulting the troops in Iraq. Upon closer reading one can see that he's merely sorry if anyone was offended. He's not sorry he said it, just that some were offended by it. Read it yourself and be glad, very glad he never made it into the Whitehouse:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Sen. John Kerry apologized directly to U.S. troops on Wednesday for comments about Iraq that had prompted a firestorm of criticism from Republicans and President George W. Bush.

"I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform and I personally apologize to any service member, family member or American who was offended," Kerry said in a statement.

Kerry said earlier in the day he was sorry for a "botched joke" about Bush that was interpreted as a slam on the U.S. military. Republicans demanded a more direct apology and seized on Kerry's comments to students as a sign of Democratic weakness on national security.

Kerry told students in California on Monday that if they study hard they could do well but if they did not, "you get stuck in Iraq." His office said he misread his remarks and intended to say "You end up getting us stuck in a war in Iraq. Just ask President Bush."

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