Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia advance
Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia advance
President Joe Biden has for the first time publicly apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a monthslong congressional holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make battlefield gains.
Biden's hands are tied for Ukraine but not Israel.
This apology is empty if it doesn't contain assurances that it won't happen again.
Now that kinda depends on the Russians-supporters in the House, doesn't it?
How can anyone make assurances when congress is literally outside the President's control?
How can you make those assurances?
Whoosh!
That's literally the point: he can't. His apology is useless.
The point of an apology is to acknowledge a mistake and signal that you will attempt to change your behaviour to prevent or avoid that mistake in the future.
A really good apology will also identify the steps that will be taken to avoid the mistake going forward.
I argue that if you don't or can't make an attempt to change your behaviour, your apology has no meaning. That is, the apology is not sincere and therefore not useful.