(Interview with US news). " It's a good idea to reach out to other nations of the world, to reach out to the Muslim lands, for instance. I think there's a great deal of concern on the part of many, particularly in the Arabic world, about the ambition of Iran to become a nuclear state. I think showing our willingness to work with Arabic nations and other nations to keep Iran from pursuing that course makes a lot of sense. I applaud the willingness of the president to reach out to other nations and to speak with them.
But I draw the line by saying in reaching out to other nations we certainly should not stand up and apologize for America. America has sacrificed too much to restore liberty to people in the world to ever be in a position of constant apology. I think the president was wrong in going on Arabic TV and saying that America has in the past dictated to other nations. I think he was wrong in fact and that it was the wrong thing to say. Ahmadinejad of Iran seized upon that to demand more apologies for America....
I hope as [Obama] goes to Cairo he shows the resolve and strength of America on preserving and defending freedom and does not in any way suggest an apology. This is a time for strength and commitment to common principles, not a time for apologizing for America. We have done too much. Too many lives have been sacrificed on behalf of the freedom of other people in the world for America to engage in an apology tour".
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