Ambassador John Bolton: Obama’s Apologies for US ‘Incite’ Violence Abroad

◼ President Barack Obama’s readiness to apologize for an apparently accidental Koran-burning incident is a signal of weakness that actually incites further unrest, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton says. - David A. Patten/Newsmax

“I think the perception internationally, and I think particularly in the Middle East, is that the president is weak, he does not assert American interests, that he can be pushed,” Bolton told Newsmax. “And every time that he does something like this, it just simply confirms that impression.

“I think the president thinks that American strength is provocative,” Bolton said. “And in fact, it is 180-degrees the opposite: American weakness is provocative. And Obama is a very provocative president.”

◼ Day 6 of protests over Koran burning

◼ American officers killed in Afghan Interior Ministry - HAMID SHALIZI AND AMIE FERRIS-ROTMAN, REUTERS/Canada.com

NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed two of its servicemen had been killed in Kabul but declined to say if the shooter was a member of the Afghan security forces.

If the shootings are linked to Afghan forces, new questions will arise about Taliban infiltration as well as their ability to secure Afghanistan once NATO combat forces withdraw in 2014.

◼ Santorum: No Apology Needed for Quran Burning - Newsmax

...Santorum says President Barack Obama's apology for the burning of Qurans in Afghanistan was a mistake that demonstrates the president's "weakness."

◼ Clinton Defends Obama Apology - National Journal