George W. Bush Quotes
I never apologize for the United States of America. I don't care what the facts are.
George W. Bush, 41st President of the United States (Republican, TX), Speech explaining the Navy shooting down an unarmed Iranian Airliner killing all aboard.
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The President was commenting on the USS Vincennes which had accidently shot down an Iran Civilian Air Flight flying in a commercial air corridor two months before. 290 innocent civilians were killed. This quotation illustrates a puzzling aspect of U. S. politics. Somehow if an American politician, especially a President, apologizes for something the country did, a substantial proportion, albeit a minority, of the nation feels that the apology somehow shows weakness and affects national security even if we made a horrendous mistake as we did in this case. Many Americans and foreigners see this as arrogant, unfair, and unfeeling. No one knows whether Bush was pandering to his right wing who oppose all U.S. apologies or he really believed that regardless of what we may have done, we should never apologize.
Baratier wanted to defend Fashoda at all costs as a matter of French honor. The Minister was trying to broaden his understanding of French honor and avoid a military defeat. A diplomatic solution was found that preserved everyone’s honor.
George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. He was born into the Bush family; his father, George H. W. Bush, was the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993.
