Part 44 – AUGUST 15 1988
"I will never apologize for the United States of America, ever. I don't care what the facts are." - Vice President George H. W. Bush, Newsweek, August 15, 1988
In the aftermath of the downing of an Iranian airliner by the USS Vincennes in the Persian Gulf on July 3, VP Bush, who was campaigning in the Mid West, made the unforgettable statement rated by some observers as one of the most stupid comments ever made by a vice President.