World | President Obama Tutu Urges Obama to Apologize for Iraq Don't disappoint world after winning election, says ex-archbishop By Matt Cantor Posted Feb 19, 2009 10:37 AM CST Copied Desmond M. Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of South Africa, gestures while speaking during the closing session of the the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone/Alessandro Della Bella) Desmond Tutu says Barack Obama's election made him want "to jump and dance and shout," and he's encouraging the new president to apologize for the invasion of Iraq. Obama “could easily squander the goodwill that his election generated if he disappoints,” the Nobel Peace Prize winner tells the BBC. “It would be wonderful if the US president could apologize for the US-led invasion of Iraq on behalf of the American people.” Read These Next 11 people hurt in a "brutal act of violence" in Michigan. White House makes Hegseth put his polygraph away. A new book argues the Sacagawea legend is all wrong. A parent's nightmare, in a white cardboard box. Report an error