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Old 10-12-2007, 11:26 AM
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It wouldn't have been a good idea even if Turkey didn't care because it was a complete waste of time. It is not what congress should be doing, by any interpretation of the role of congress. The taxpayers should be refunded for this ridiculous waste of time and money.

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Old 10-12-2007, 11:32 AM
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It wouldn't have been a good idea even if Turkey didn't care because it was a complete waste of time. It is not what congress should be doing, by any interpretation of the role of congress. The taxpayers should be refunded for this ridiculous waste of time and money.

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To the extent that it wastes time and prevents them from doing anything truly damaging I'd say it's probably money well spent. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Old 10-12-2007, 11:56 AM
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Turkeys overreaction to a simple statement by congress is hilarious. They KNOW Bush had nothing to do with it and tried to stop it and yet they still overreact like crazy. Turkey got some issues.

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I dunno, I'd get pretty uppity if Congress starting comparing my practices to Auschwitz.

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Even if they were comparable?

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Especially if they were comparable. You don't get upset at someone for accusing you of blowing up the moon, but if they criticise you for something for which you're sort of guilty and ashamed of, you might get flustered.
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Old 10-12-2007, 03:19 PM
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Hmmm..President Bush was appalled by the atrocities committed by Saddam, but he wants to sweep Turkey's horrendous atrocities under the carpet. President Bush has been exposed for the charlatan he is.

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Oh, come on. It's not like Bush pledged to "ensure that our nation properly recognizes the tragic suffering of the Armenian people" or wrote

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"The twentieth century was marred by wars of unimaginable brutality, mass murder and genocide. History records that the Armenians were the first people of the last century to have endured these cruelties. The Armenians were subjected to a genocidal campaign that defies comprehension and commands all decent people to remember and acknowledge the facts and lessons of an awful crime in a century of bloody crimes against humanity. If elected President, I would ensure that our nation properly recognizes the tragic suffering of the Armenian people." (George W. Bush 2-19-2000)

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Old 10-16-2007, 03:06 PM
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Surprise, the motivation for it is political! (very cynical politics, imo)



Bush is very against it for obvious reasons, but since it is only a non-binding congressional resolution, it doesn't need his signature and he can't veto it. He has no control over it.

See:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=22840#

and WSJ op-ed's take:
http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/...l?id=110010738
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