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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Do you think the US owes Iran an apology as requested by Ahmadinejad from your link above:
I don't.
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Make us care that you don't.
What differentiates Iranian Air 655 from KAL 007? KAL 007 flew over Kamchatka fer chrissake. KAL 902 was near Murmansk. Iranian Air 655 flew over - gasp! - Iran & Iranian waters. It's also more than a bit hypocritical to pay reparations and say you weren't responsible. No one stepped up and took responsibility for the 290 deaths, not even the captain of the boat. (And Bush I even gave that incompetent, weasally bastard a medal.) If Obama does issue an apology, he will have been the first to take responsibility. Good for him.
The overthrow of Mossadeq and support of the odious shah merit certainly apology -- unless you think that kind of stuff is OK. The Iranians don't, which is why they're angry about it.
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Oooh, goody! -- a WSJ editorial from Mr. Torture Memo himself.
Let's just say that he has an interest in maintaining a sense of crisis. He should probably be looking for a rock to crawl under.