{"id":2169744,"date":"2024-02-06T20:16:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T01:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kirby-apologizes-for-falsely-claiming-u-s-forewarned-iraq-about-airstrikes-against-iran-backed-groups\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T20:18:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T01:18:43","slug":"kirby-apologizes-for-falsely-claiming-u-s-forewarned-iraq-about-airstrikes-against-iran-backed-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kirby-apologizes-for-falsely-claiming-u-s-forewarned-iraq-about-airstrikes-against-iran-backed-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirby apologizes for false claim on U.S. warning Iraq about airstrikes on Iran-backed groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkirby-apologizes-for-falsely-claiming-u-s-forewarned-iraq-about-airstrikes-against-iran-backed-groups%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2169744&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US National Security Council\u200b (NSC) spokesman John \u2062Kirby listens during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on \u200cJanuary 31, 2024. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN \/ AFP) (Photo by\u2062 MANDEL NGAN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>4:46 PM \u2013\u200c Tuesday, February \u200b6, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>John Kirby \u2063of the National Security Council,\u200c a White House spokesman in the Biden administration, apologized on Tuesday for mistakenly claiming that the U.S.\u2062 had\u200d informed Iraq in advance of Friday\u2019s attacks against terrorists backed by Iran.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to Kirby&#8217;s earlier statement during a news conference, where he mentioned that\u200d Baghdad had been informed prior to the strikes that resulted in the deaths of\u200d three U.S. soldiers in Jordan on January 28<sup>th<\/sup>, it turns out \u2063that &#8220;Washington\u2063 did not \u200cprovide\u2062 Baghdad with \u200bthe \u200dearly notice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI deeply apologize for \u2063the error,\u2064 and I regret any confusion that it caused,\u201d Kirby told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt was based on information we had,\u2062 or that a witness\u200d provided \u200cto me, in those early hours after the strikes. It turns out,\u2064 that information was incorrect, and I\u200b certainly regret the error,\u201d Kirby continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I hope that you\u2019ll understand there was no ill intent\u200c behind it\u2014no deliberate intent to deceive or to be\u2064 wrong. I take those responsibilities very, very\u2064 seriously. And I deeply regret the mistake that I made.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Known for his lively off-camera remarks, John Kirby, \u2064a regular co-host of White House briefings, is speculated to be\u200c a potential candidate for\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-claims-navalnys-political-future-is-none-of-their-business\/\" title=\"Kremlin claims Navalny\u2019s political future is none of their business\">presidential press secretary<\/a> if Biden is re-elected.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI made a mistake there\u2063 on Friday night,\u201d he added. \u201cI do really regret it, and I promise \u200cyou I will do a better job going forward and work harder to not put \u200cbad information out there. Again, \u200bmy apologies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This apology stands out from\u200c other responses by the Biden \u200cadministration to \u200cembarrassing mistakes, such as President Biden&#8217;s 2022 blunder when he asked, &#8220;Where&#8217;s Jackie?&#8221; while searching for\u2062 the late Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) at a public event.<\/p>\n<p>However, Jackie Walorski had tragically passed away in a car accident in \u2064August\u2063 of that \u200cyear. <\/p>\n<p>When questioned about Biden&#8217;s \u2063mistake, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted that Walorski was &#8220;top of mind,&#8221; refusing to acknowledge the error, which left reporters perplexed at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for\u200b free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Representative Matt Gaetz \u200dintroduces a \u201cSense\u200d of Congress Resolution\u201d declaring \u200dPresident Trump did \u2062not \u200cengage in\u2064 an insurrection. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A new film called \u2018Bardejov\u2019 \u2062directed by Danny A.\u2064 Abeckaser,\u2063 tells the true \u2063story of a small Jewish town in Slovakia\u200c on the brink of \u200ddecimation during the Holocaust and their\u200d fight for survival. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Pennsylvania Congressman \u200cScott \u2063Perry suggests with the new \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/perry-ukraine-aid-in-jeopardy-in-the-house\/\" title=\"Perry warns of Ukraine aid at risk in House\">border deal falling<\/a>\u2063 apart in the Senate, Ukraine aid is \u2062likely \u201cin\u200d jeopardy\u201d in the House. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Despite several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-chief-vows-to-hold-boeing-accountable-for-safety-violations\/\" title=\"FAA Chief assures Boeing will face consequences for safety breaches\">decisive primary defeats<\/a>, Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips has vowed to stay in\u200b the Democrat\u2064 Presidential primary until at least April.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta Platforms\u00a0will begin detecting and labeling images generated by\u2064 other companies\u2019 \u2062AI services in\u200c the\u200b coming months.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Shares of Tesla fell nearly 6% after a report said \u200dGerman software firm SAP \u2062will no longer procure their \u200belectric cars.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon.com\u00a0has begun rolling out a new AI assistant\u2064 that is meant to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/king-charles-iii-diagnosed-with-cancer\/\" title=\"King Charles III diagnosed with cancer\">address shoppers\u2019 product questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>U.S. safety regulators have upgraded their probe into Tesla\u00a0vehicles over power steering\u200b loss to an engineering analysis.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u2062 rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What apology did John \u2063Kirby issue\u200c regarding the U.S.&#8217;s prior notice to Iraq about attacks against Iran-supported terrorists?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  From\u00a0OAN by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a>\u00a0on\u200c\u00a0Tuesday, February 6, \u200c2024.<\/p>\n<p>John Kirby, a \u200dspokesman for\u200b the National Security Council in the Biden\u200b administration, issued an apology on Tuesday after \u2063mistakenly\u2062 claiming \u2064that \u2064the U.S. had informed Iraq in advance of Friday&#8217;s attacks against terrorists supported \u200bby Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to Kirby&#8217;s earlier statement during a press conference, where he mentioned that Baghdad had been \u200bgiven \u200dprior notice of the strikes that led\u200d to the deaths of three U.S. soldiers in\u2064 Jordan \u2062on January 28th, it \u200dhas now been revealed that &#8220;Washington \u200ddid not provide Baghdad with the early\u200b notice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I deeply apologize for the \u200cerror, and I regret\u2064 any \u2063confusion that it caused,&#8221; Kirby told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It was \u200dbased on information we had, or that a witness provided to me, in those early\u200d hours after the strikes. It\u200d turns out that information was incorrect, and I certainly regret the\u200d error,&#8221; Kirby continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And\u200c I hope that you&#8217;ll \u2063understand there was no ill intent behind it \u2014 no deliberate\u2064 intent to deceive or be wrong. I take those responsibilities very, very seriously. And\u200d I deeply regret the mistake that I made.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>John Kirby, known for his lively off-camera remarks and a regular co-host of White \u200cHouse briefings, is speculated to be a potential candidate for the position of presidential press \u200bsecretary if Biden\u200d is re-elected.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I made a mistake there on Friday\u200c night,&#8221; he\u200d added. &#8220;I do really regret it, and I promise you I will \u200bdo a better job going forward and work harder to not put bad\u200b information out there. \u2063Again, my apologies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This apology differs from other responses by the Biden\u200c administration to \u2062embarrassing \u2063mistakes, such as President Biden&#8217;s blunder in 2022 when he asked, &#8220;Where&#8217;s Jackie?&#8221; while searching for the \u2062late Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) at a \u200cpublic event.<\/p>\n<p>However, it should be noted that Jackie Walorski\u2064 had tragically passed \u2062away in a car accident in\u200d August\u200d of that year. <\/p>\n<p>When questioned about Biden&#8217;s mistake, press\u200d secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted that\u2063 Walorski was &#8220;top of mind,&#8221; refusing to acknowledge the error, which \u2064left reporters perplexed at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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