WH Defends Apology to Afghanistan; Criticism from Gingrich, Palin

The White House today defended President Obama’s decision to apologize for the recent incident of Koran burning at a U.S. airbase in Afghanistan, saying it was “wholly appropriate” given the “understandable sensitivities” to the issue. - WH Defends Apology to Afghanistan; Criticism from Gingrich, Palin
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