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Should US apologize to Pakistan for accidental killings?

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    Would Obama administration apology be a sign of weakness?

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Well there's a thorny diplomatic dilemma that's going on for the Obama administration right now on the question is this should be US formally apologize to Pakistan.

Six months after US led forces accidentally killed 24 Pakistani troops at the Afghan border.

Senior administration officials are now saying that they will not apologize.

But what's coming out is how they agonized over that decision for several months in the administration -- -- On this story -- in Washington today so Peter how close has the administration com to apologizing.

To the Pakistan -- in the situation.

-- if President Obama hadn't apologized to Afghan President Karzai back in February for American personnel.

Burning -- -- then an apology likely would have been given in person.

By secretary of state Hillary Clinton but.

While Secretary Clinton was flying to London to meet with Pakistan's foreign minister she was told to stand down because the day -- -- trip.

Was the day President Obama sent his letter to Karzai and officials thought.

Two apologies in one day.

Might make Washington look we -- US official tells us definitively there's not going to be an apology saying quote.

-- been discussions over time over whether to apologize and that decision has been made.

Two expressed deep regret.

And try to move forward and US official tells us that while trying to decide if we should apologize to Pakistan are not a question was asked internally and that was.

What are they going to apologize to us for things like letting bin Laden -- their country for years this very good question so without an apology.

-- things stand out very complex.

Relationship that we have with this country of course.

And yet your members shortly after two dozen other troops were accidentally killed -- -- closed an important supply line into Afghanistan.

And it's been costing NATO -- 38.

Million dollars a month to take a detour but.

The White House national security advisor Tom -- -- yesterday said we are making progress with the pakistanis and the winds may reopen.

Without apology and soon.

Today key government groups in Islamabad.

Have instructed their negotiators.

To move to conclude these negotiations.

We have our negotiation and their negotiators out there -- well and we're making progress towards them.

So the US feels like Pakistan has moved on from their initial anger and it is worth pointing out that the Wall Street Journal notes president Obama's political advisors didn't want to give Mitt Romney ammo by issuing another apology.

Peter thanks for -- about more this more later coming up.

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