Republicans denounce Moveon.org but bash Democrats for denouncing Armenian Genocide

[ck4829]

President George W. Bush and two top cabinet members urged lawmakers on Wednesday to reject a resolution describing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Armenians early in the last century as genocide - a highly sensitive issue at a time of rising U.S.-Turkish tensions over northern Iraq.

"We all deeply regret the tragic suffering of the Armenian people that began in 1915," Bush said in a brief statement from the White House. "But this resolution is not the right response to these historic mass killings, and its passage would do great harm to relations with a key ally in NATO, and to the war on terror."

He spoke hours before the House Foreign Affairs Committee was to vote on the resolution. The House speaker, Representative Nancy Pelosi, is said to be prepared to forward the matter to the full House, where more than half the 435 members are co-sponsors.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/10/europe/10turkey.php

[pingzing58]

1. WTF! This is like Ahmadinejad denying the Jewish Holocaust. An insult to all Armenian Americans

[MrCoffee]

2. Clinton stopped Hastert from bringing this to the House floor in 2000

"Citing Clinton Administration Claims that its Consideration Would Threaten American Lives, Speaker Withdraws Measure Only Moments before Adoption by House"


http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=41

[LeftishBrit]

4. I'm probably ignorant here, but how would it threaten American lives?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. It would enrage the Turks so much...

they'd attack our troops.

Yeah, doesn't make sense to me either.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. ZOMG! Clinton did it too!

:rofl:

[LeftishBrit]

3. There are times when Bush reminds me strongly of Ahmadejinad