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Tony Bennett is a legendary performer and generally respected in his industry. He has recorded duets with the likes of Lady Gaga, ugg boots outlet Amy Winehouse and many others, and he has a new album about to come out featuring his duets with some of pop's top singers.

He's also 85 years old, and while he has lived a long and certainly memorable life, the Howard Stern Show may not be the best venue for him at this point. Given the Stern format and Howard's gift for getting people to relax and reveal too much, Bennett probably should have thought twice about the appearance. ugg boots outlet In fairness to him, however, 9/11 is an emotional sore spot for many people, regardless of their beliefs about the tragedy. Bennett went so far as to imply that the U.S. was responsible for 9/11 because of its international policies and that the terrorists were simply responding to those policies in the only way that would make their point.

Many Americans took great offense to that point of view, considering that over 3,000 innocent Americans were killed on 9/11 and the social construct of the world has since changed forever. 9/11 also prompted foreign military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, both of which have resulted in the death of thousands of U.S. military personnel and perhaps hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians in both nations.

The apology Bennett ugg boots for sale United Kingdom issued did seem heartfelt and remorseful: "There is simply no excuse for terrorism and the murder of the nearly 3,000 innocent victims of the 9/11 attacks on our country. I am sorry if my statements suggested anything other than an expression of my love for my country, my hope for humanity and my desire for peace throughout the world," he said.