White House denies Bush apology over Quran
So strange that I took a screen shot to preserve it.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki issued a statement today that President Bush "apologized" in the aftermath of an incident where an American sniper apparently used the Quran for target practice.
The White House, for some reason, was compelled to clarify that it was not an apology. Instead, Bush expressed "deep concern." I realize that words are carefully parsed in diplomatic relations, but can someone explain:
A.) Why an "apology" would be undesireable or unacceptable?
B.) Even assuming that an "apology" was inapropriate, might the diplomatic clarification not exacerbate the tensions surrounding the incident to the point that it would be preferable to issue no such clarificaiton?
This is very interesting. I'm so glad I took the screen shot because the headline has changed in the last several minutes!
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