US ambassador of Bangladesh James F Moriarty last Wednesday (02.09.2009) hinted that his country, America made a "tragic mistake" by opposing the birth of Bangladesh in 1971.Moriarty's statement came in the wake of Edward Kennedy's death, aged 77 at his home in Massachusetts, Boston on Aug 26, with local media recounting his stand against US policy in supporting the 1971 war.
Us ambassador said "Senator Kennedy helped my country to correct a tragic mistake back in 1970 and 1971. "
"We expressed that by quickly recognising Bangladesh after the end of the war, you all recall that," Moriarty told reporters after a discussion in memory of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, who personally supported Bangladesh's war of independence despite the then US administration's opposition.
"We were one of the first countries to recognise (Bangladesh)," Moriarty said at the Liberation War Museum.
Bangladesh came into being as an independent country on December 16, 1971 through a nine-month bloody war against the occupying Pakistan army. India and the former Soviet Union directly supported Bangladesh's freedom struggle.
The US administration then headed by President Richard Nixon opposed the war against Pakistan, an ally of the US, and provided military support to Islamabad to crush Bangladesh's fight for independence.
If Us says their policy on Bangladesh in 1971 was wrong, we the people of Bangladesh will appreciate them. We will forgive them.
Just Us officially says "Sorry"and their policy in 1971 on Bangladesh was wrong .
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