President Obama gave his first post-inauguration interview to Arab media outlet Al-Aribya. The president appeared to apologize to the Muslim world for alleged “mistakes” America has made. He also promised that his administration would listen rather than “dictate.” The U.S. media is of course overjoyed with Obama’s embrace of the Muslim world and no doubt feels it’s high time America made some apologies.
I don’t have any problem with president Obama wanting to improve relations with the Arab world, but making apologies for America is another thing entirely. I don’t believe America has a damn thing to apologize to the Arab world for.
When are we going to see Arab leaders apologize for radical Islam? I don’t see any Arabs apologizing for the culture of death that Hamas celebrates in the Palestinian territories, or the murder of 179 people in Mumbai by another group of Islamic terrorists.
I don’t see Arabs apologizing for brutalizing and oppressing women, hanging gays in Iran, or murdering U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. I’ve yet to hear an apology for the month of rioting, looting, and murder that many Muslims participated in over objections to some Danish cartoons.
There also has yet to be an apology for the thug who threw his shoes at president Bush. Not only was there no apology, there was cheering in the streets. However, since I jump up and down cheering whenever we drop a bomb on another terrorist — I let that one slide.
The truth is, the Arab world has more to apologize for than any single group of people on the fucking planet.
-Chris Jones
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