Kerry says sorry for 'botched Iraq joke’
Reuters, Washington
Democratic Sen John Kerry apologised directly to US troops on Wednesday for comments about Iraq that prompted a firestorm of Republican criticism in the final days of a bitter congressional election campaign. "I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform and I personally apologise to any service member, family member or American who was offended," Kerry said in a statement. The Massachusetts Democrat was forced to cancel campaign appearances for Democratic candidates in three states after becoming engulfed in criticism over his Monday comments to students in California.
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