Apology Rejected
I must say - I apologize.
I honestly didn't see this coming. I write up a half-sarcastic apology to the British Empire for some not quite up to snuff gifts - that's it. How was I to know that once the ball was rolling, this whole thing would snowball into our President apologizing for our country.
My bad. I was just kidding. Mostly.
I thought we got this all out before the election. I thought the speech in Berlin would be enough, when then candidate Obama said:
"We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions."
Really? To the Germans? That's the time to apologize for our country's actions around the world? Was it saving their country from a uncontrollable dictator? Or just our part in bringing down the wall that separated Berlin?
But now that the campaigning is over, now that he won not only the election, but - more importantly it would seem - the approval and adoration of those in other countries, wouldn't it be time to stop with the apologies? Apparently not, here's some of the latest:
"There have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive..."
"we may not always have the best answer, but we can always encourage the best answer and support the best answer."
"In America, there is a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world..."
Yes, before some cries 'out of context', there are balances to those quotes. He blames Europe for their problems as well. But does that really matter? He's not the arbiter of the world, trying to impartially settle the disputes of two nations. He's the President of the United States, and he's saying those things on foreign soil.
Here's the point - he hasn't stopped campaigning. Before or after the election - it's not about our country, it's about him. This one last quote sheds a little light on things:
"I would like to think that with my election and the early decisions that we've made, that you're starting to see some restoration of America's standing in the world."
That's right folks. For the first time, you can be proud to be an American too. Not because of America, but because of Barack Obama.
To be clear, I'm not ashamed to be an American. I don't apologize for my country. Sure, we're not perfect, we've made - and learned from - mistakes. But we do not need to apologize to the world for who we are. Except maybe for our latest mistake - remember last November? Sorry about that.
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