Question: Do you agree with President Obama’s decision to apologize for the burning of Korans on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan?
Jae Eade: “ABSOLUTELY NOT! OUR TROOPS WERE DISPOSING OF KORANS THAT HAD BEEN DEFACED BY MUSLIM PRISONERS THAT HAD BEEN USING THE KORANS TO PASS MESSAGES TO ONE ANOTHER WHILE INCARCERATED.”
Steve Staloch: “No. The inadvertent burning of the Korans was worthy of an official apology by the base commander or possibly the secretary of defense, but not from the commander in chief. Obama’s apology only added fuel to the propaganda fire and was a discredit to our troops serving in Afghanistan.”
Marty Richman: “One high-level apology accompanied by a statement of outrage over the murders by Islamic religious fanatics would have been appropriate. There were far too many apologies and no outrage at all.”
Ruth Erickson: “It seems that the Afghan detainees were writing encrypted messages in their Qurans, thereby defacing and desecrating their own holy books, a crime in their Muslim religion. It was premature of President Obama to apologize before the investigations are completed. Even Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called for calm until the incident has been investigated.”
Jim West: “Yes. Killing people is easy, push a few buttons and the bombs are launched. But winning the hearts and minds of peoples around the world requires that we respect their values and beliefs.”
Louise Ledesma: “Yes, Obama was right in his apology. The Koran is a sacred book. It should stop there and no more issues.”
Richard Herrera: “I do not agree with his decision to apologize and based on several reports, it does not appear that it made a difference. Did Afghanistan President Karzai apologize to the United States for their soldiers who killed our troops. No. Has the Middle East apologized to the U.S. for their citizens who burn our flag? No.
Richard Place: “No I don’t. I believe that would have been better handled by the Secretary of State. That is her job. He still hasn’t learned how to be an executive and delegate. This looks like a President Carter rerun.”
Nants Foley: “The profane act of burning books is a primitive and unevolved attempt at dominance and control. This event should not ever have taken place. But after the fact, I support President Obama’s right to apologize, but I question the efficacy and wisdom of such an apology. However, I continue to pray for President Obama in his unenviable job.”
