Quote Originally Posted by Lion View Post
With the civilian Iranian plane, an apology like "I am sorry" can go a long way. "We are sorry" are not words of weakness. And I don't remember Obama ever saying or hinting at asking another country about how US can be subservient to them.
In some respects you are correct about apologies. But when the head of a country begins to apologize for practically anything and everything it smacks of appeasement.
Of course he will never be heard to ask that question, save the odd open mike.
But a glaring example was the bow to the emperor of Japan. That bow in and of itself told, the Japanese at least, that the President saw himself as a person of lower stature than the Emperor. Yes bows are accepted greeting in Japan but the depth of bow is important. Two rulers would present equal bows, not what Obama did. Add to that the bow to the Saudi. These all show a level of misunderstanding of just what it is he is doing.