Blair Realizes Regret Over Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2011 With regret over the loss of life throughout and after the 2003 Iraq war, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has changed his tune of condolence, saying his historically unapologetic statements defending the war were misinterpreted. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Biden Promises to Appeal Blackwater Dismissals

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2010 Vice President Joe Biden expressed his personal regrets to Iraqi leaders and promised that the U.S. will appeal the dismissal of manslaughter charges against five Blackwater security contractors over a bloody Baghdad shooting in 2007 that killed 17 people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Condemns Israeli Settlement Expansion

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2009 In a strong rebuke of Israeli policy, the White House has expressed "regret" over an announcement by Israel that it will expand its illegal settlements in Palestinian areas. Hundreds of new housing units are expected to be approved for construction in the West Bank in a move seen as placating the rightists in power. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Is What He’s Sorry About?

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Nov 13, 2008 It was nothing Bush did -- no decision he made, no policy he pursued, no faith that he placed in ideological dogma -- that he finds regrettable. Bush told a cable network, "I regret saying some things I shouldn't have said" over the course of eight tumultuous years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hezbollah Leader Regrets War

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2006 Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, said in a Lebanese TV interview that he would not have ordered the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers had he known the scale of violence that was to follow. If he had it to do all over again, Nasrallah said, with a 1% chance that Israel would respond as it did, he would say: "No, definitely not, for humanitarian, moral, social, security, military and political reasons." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Third Retired General Wants Rumsfeld Out

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2006 The military's former top operations officer expresses regret that he did not more closely question the rationale for invading Iraqi, and urges active-duty officers to speak out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )