Lounge - How about all this Turkish/Armenian Business?

[Chips Ahoy]

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why is the US congress now worrying about this, and who determines the difference between, say, ethnic cleansing and genocide?. In other words, why should we be concerned about this right now?

I, too, was puzzled as to why the US Congress was discussing this. The only answer that I could come up with was that they have solved all of America's problems, and now have some free time on their hands.

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A somewhat modern, democratic, secular country with an Islamic population as an ally is too confusing. Congress insulting them should help clear up the confusion.

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Sorry. Turkey is a long time ally. Turkey is modern, democratic, secular. Turkey could become an Islamic state. Turkey could start ethnic cleansing today against the Kurds. The relationship is in real jeopardy. It's a bad time to poke them in the eye. Like this guy says:

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But this resolution would accomplish nothing substantive, except for doing a great deal of damage to vital US interests. Not everything that's true needs to be said, or said by Congress. I think we've learned a lot this decade about what can happen when the US acts on moral idealism without fully thinking through the real-world consequences.


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