The United States of America apologizes to the Peoples Republic of China for allowing our slow, lumbering reconnaissance plane to be hit by your poorly trained, hot-dogging fighter pilot, while flying in international airspace.

Were sorry we have to fly surveillance missions to monitor a country that has nuclear missiles pointed at us.

Were sorry your pilot didnt follow international standards of fighter intercept protocol.

Were sorry his aircraft recognition skills were so poor he didnt realize the EP-3 aircraft was propeller driven and flew his aircraft through its propeller arc, destroying his aircraft and nearly killing 24 American crewmen.

Were sorry your fighter pilots survival training and equipment was so inadequate that he couldnt survive until your poorly trained and equipped navy could find him (they turned down our offer for search and rescue assistance).

Were sorry you violated international law and arrested the crewmen of an aircraft that legally diverted into your airfield under emergency conditions caused by your pilots actions, after being led there by one of your other pilots.

Were sorry you violated international law and boarded a state aircraft.

Were sorry the world is now seeing you for the enemy of freedom, truth, and democracy that you really are.

Were sorry you see yourself as a superpower when in reality you are a third world nation (the average Chinese worker earns less than $.10 a day).

Were sorry you are loosing so much face over this.

Were sorry that you were able to steal some missile and nuclear secrets from us.

Were sorry you havent learned from the Soviet Unions collapse and failed to embrace democracy and capitalism (compare tiny Taiwan and mainland China; same people, same culture, but Taiwans capitalistic economy is a powerhouse and Chinas economy is still mired in communism).

Were sorry for the future Chinese military deaths that will occur when we retaliate for your roguish behavior.

And most of all, were sorry for the Chinese people who suffer its leaders incompetence.

Sincerely,

Rob Robinette

Citizen of the United States of America

P.S. If a speed boat goes out to inspect a cruise ship and they collide, who do you think is at fault?