[postaldave]

I haven't read much about this but that totally shocks me. This is a VERY big deal. Turkey has it's problems and does things that we might not like but it is not a country we want to throw under the bus over something that happened before anyone i know was even born.

[AdamSelene235]

I take it you have no problem with Holocaust denial either.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

OK, I’ll bite. What has Turkey done for us?

[SevenMinusOne]

Because Congress if full of intellectual children (on both sides of the aisle)...along with the ugly souled / anti-American success ilk of the DEM leadership.

The WH has the only adults currently in Washington D.C.

[Tarpon]

One of our few friends in the Islamic world and the Democrats want to throw them under the bus. Anyone else think Democrats are not the best choice to run foreign policy? Good at playing with the animals at the zoo, not good at life.

[mdittmar]

please tell me WHY

When Congress Commits Treason

[mylife]

Im with you on this

[BallyBill]

Anything to gum up The War on Terror.

[txzman]

Perhaps before you post you ought to do a bit of reading. This chapter of history belongs in the “Never Forget” category.

Oh, by the way. Most Armenians were Christian living in an Islamic state. Gee, maybe there’s a parrallel to today....

I for one, am all for it. Every year if need be.

[BallyBill]

France did this and the Turks removed all support. For what? I didn’t here. Just heard that they reacted angrily.

[Brilliant]

The Dems promised to restore our relations with our allies, but now they are trashing our relations with our closest Muslim ally.

If I had an opportunity to advise the Turkish parliament as to an appropriate response, my suggestion would be that they pass a similar resolution regarding American slavery, except that instead of condemning the US government, they should condemn the Democratic Party. Afterall, no one would disagree with a resolution condemning the US government for slavery, including the Democrats. In fact, they’d probably respond to such a resolution by passing their own resolution condemning the US government. And they love to trash the United States of America, so there is no point in that. What the Turkish parliament could do to really get under the Democrats’ skin, though, and to make their blood boil, would be to issue a resolution condemning the Democratic Party for their role in the establishment and perpetuation of the institution of slavery, and point out that while the US government has spent trillions of dollars to eliminate the harmful historic effects of slavery, the Democratic Party has still not made amends.

[Ukiapah Heep]

(West) Germany owned up to the Holocaust and it hasn't harmed them a bit. Turkey ought to do the same.

[jrooney]

You are right. We need Turkey's assistance and from preventing them from incursions to fight the Kurds. Democrats did this to piss off Turkey, so they could undermine the Iraq war. Take that to the bank. If they felt strongly about this, they could have condemned Turkey when they controlled Congress for 50 plus years.

The only freepers that support this condemnation of Turkey at this point and time IMO are: against the Iraq war, Libertarians, support Ron Paul, Democrats/Liberals posing as conservatives or ill informed about the consequences of this condemnation now

[AdamSelene235]

I have issued the command -- and I’ll have anybody who utters but one word of criticism executed by a firing squad -- that our war aim does not consist in reaching certain lines, but in the physical destruction of the enemy. Accordingly, I have placed my death-head formation in readiness -- for the present only in the East -- with orders to them to send to death mercilessly and without compassion, men, women, and children of Polish derivation and language. Only thus shall we gain the living space [Lebensraum] which we need. Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians? -Adolf Hilter

[tcrlaf]

This was authored by ADAM SCHIFF, a Soros-financed Democrat.

He DID vote to condemn MoveOn.Org recently for the “Betrayus” ad...

“Rep. Schiff is a member of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, the co-founder of the Democratic Study Group on National Security and a member of the House Appropriations Committee, the House Judiciary Committee and the House Select Intelligence Oversight Panel.

He represents California’s 29th Congressional District, which includes the communities of Alhambra, Altadena, Burbank, East Pasadena, East San Gabriel, Glendale, Monterey Park, Pasadena, San Gabriel, South Pasadena and Temple City.”

[longtermmemmory]

Armenians have been pushing for this for a while.

It is an attempt to stop revisionist history.

The Republicans had an opportunity to use this to their own political gain but failed.

Turkey screwed the USA on Iraq support, screwed up Cyprus reunification, plays games with the Kurds.

Turkey does have water deals with Israel but that would not be hurt by this.

Keep in mind the Turkish government is going after the Ecumenical Patriarchate for use of the word “Ecumenical.”

Revisionist history is wrong and must be fought and with friends like Turkey who needs enemies.

[G8 Diplomat]

After reading the foxnews story on congress and Turkey please tell me WHY the democrats are bringing up stuff that happened in WW I other then to try to lose the war in Iraq by pissing off Turkey, one of the few islamic states that help us.

Same reason Obama wants to bomb Pakistan...they're not on our side. Musharraf's one of our few ME allies and he wants to bomb his country...Turkey is one of the few ME countries not hostile to the US and the Dems criticize them. Here's a novel idea guys, how 'bout you stop criticizing Rush Limbaugh and our Turkish allies and crack down on al-Qaida?

[armymarinemom]

Timing I suppose. Turkey is more than fed up with the PKK and have been threatening to go into Northern Iraq. Giving them an insult will help decline appeals of tolerance. Dems really don’t want for the news out of Iraq to be positive.

[onja]

My two cents...

Governments in the Muslim world have three forms of legitimacy. Kingship, religion, nationalism. Kingships don’t work out very well, and require an already established ruler.

So, Turkey can choose religion or nationalism. Of course, the military and other such leaders do NOT want religion. In their mind, the only way to prevent a slide into religious rule is to strengthen the nationalism of Turkey. Any affront to this unity directly leads to stronger religion and chips away at their legitimacy as a secular, strong nation.

My theory as to why Turkey is always rabidly responsive to any attacks on the integrity of Turkey or its history.