we certainly don't want to upset the Afghanistan government and have them cut off taking our billions of dollars be supplied to them.

An apology was made by the commanders and US representatives in the field.

Obama apologizing was overkill and precedent setting, adding no additional value.

The taking the soldiers to task is just plain old C _ _ _ _ _ N S _ _ T
politics accomplishing nothing nothing but an expectation for us to do something for every fly speck they find in their pepper.

btk