Just read those headlines:
The Economist: Few things annoy Poles more than being blamed for the crimes committed by the Nazi occupiers of their homeland. For many years, Polish media, diplomats and politicians have tried to persuade outsiders to stop using the phrase "Polish death camps" as a shorthand description of Auschwitz and other exemplars of Nazi brutality and mass murder.
Unfortunately this seems to have escaped Barack Obama's staff.
The Kosciuszko Foundation: President Obama Must Apologize For "Polish Death Camp" Blunder
BuzzFeed: Poles Demand Obama Apology For “Polish Death Camps” Comment
Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, a longtime pro-American voice, tweeted: "The White House will apologize for this outrageous error. [Prime Minister Donald] Tusk will make a statement in the morning. It's a pity that this important ceremony was upstaged by ignorance and incompetence."
White House: Obama misspoke on 'Polish death camp'
HotAir: Good news: Obama alienates Poland by referring to “Polish death camps”
Yes. Using our VP's words. It is a BFD!
