Hillary Clinton expressed her regret to the UK today for disparaging remarks made about British politicians and troops in secret US diplomatic cables revealed by the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.
Her remarks came as the US undertakes an expansive damage-limitation exercise to contain the impact on ties from the latest WikiLeaks revelations, including the publication in The Guardian on Thursday of cables showing the extent of the US military’s scorn for Britain’s four-year stewardship of Helmand province.
“I personally want to convey to the government and the people of the United Kingdom both my deep respect and admiration for the extraordinary efforts and our regret if anything that was said by anyone suggested the contrary,” the US secretary of state said.
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