Turkish general warns US over ties (Pelosi's mess)

Yahoo News/ AP ^ | 14 Oct 07 | C. ONUR ANT

[saganite]

Bush needs to get out in front of this before Pelosi destroys our relationship with Turkey.

[M. Dodge Thomas]

The last congress - which was under Republican control - voted this out of committee as well, this isn’t a Democratic/Republican split, it a matter of pressure on individual representatives of both parties by Armenian-Americans.

[kjo]

Think it’s a coincidence that Nancy is pushing this now?

If it helps to force Turkey to turn its back on supplying US troops through their country the Dems are for it.

THE DEMOCRATS WANT US TO LOSE.

[UltraKonservativen]

The stupidity of this democratic congress is unbelievable. On one hand they want to play kissy-face with Iran and North Korea, avowed enemies, and on the other hand insult allies like Turkey over what happened 90 years ago....JEEZ!!!

[Jaxter]

"Turkey's top general warned that ties with the U.S., already strained by attacks from rebels hiding in Iraq, will be irreversibly damaged if Congress passes a resolution that labels the World War I-era killings of Armenians a genocide."

To which Speaker Pelosi is quoted as replying:

"Well, Duh!"

[Wolverine]

[aristotleman]

So what’s your timeline for forgetting attrocities?

[cgbg]

I know how we can settle this with the Turks.

Permit them to kidnap Nancy Pelosi, subject her to a mental health exam, and then publish the results around the world.

Once it has been determined that the Speaker of the House is certifiably insane then any pronouncements she and her Party makes will have been discredited.

:-)

[saganite]

If Turkey does indeed deny US access to it’s airspace that will put a severe crimp in moving troops into Kuwait before they deploy into Iraq. The air routes pass through Turkish and Iraqi airspace. The only other access to Kuwait would be Saudi Arabian air space. We’ve used that route before but it’s longer and costlier and depends of course on whether or not the Saudis would grant access. Yessir, Speaker Pelosi is playing with fire. Hopefully this won’t have a chance on the House floor.

[G Larry]

This is a Democrat ploy to cause Turkey to close U.S. access to their airstrips and facilities, thus undermining the war in Iraq.

That is ALL that this vote is about.

[saganite]

Who says anything about forgetting. Remembering the Armenian genocide isn’t what this resolution is about anyway. It’s about throwing a monkey wrench into our efforts in Iraq.

[no-to-illegals]

pelosi and reid, and others who support this measure are what they are....the owners of defeat, as Rush has said. Anyone in congress supporting this measure, bill, or piece of trash, owns defeat for America, as well. Why do so many want to lose this War, in our congress? I would venture the guess, our congress will say, "it is the American people's fault, they elected us." The trouble with that response is.....when the man on the street is asked.....Do you want America to lose this War?....the man on the street says "No". So why do so many in our congress refuse to do what should be done to Win this War.....the simple reason is most elite's ignore the man on the street. The elites consider themselves all knowing, just as Rush has said, and because the elites consider themselves all knowing and knowing what is best for America and Americans, the elites force feed the man on the street.

How long will the man on the street continue to allow the elites to force feed the lies to the man or woman on the street is anyone's guess.....but I sincerely hope the elites are about to receive a 'cannot be ignored' call, just as Americans occasionally send to the elites.

[Wolverine]

Don’t forget the Turk denial of movement of the 4th Infantry Division through Turkey at the start of the war.

[airborne]

Bush needs to get out in front of this before Pelosi destroys our relationship with Turkey.

I absolutely agree.

However, I'm afraid President Bush will continue to do little to combat the Democrat leadership.

I'm really disappointed that our President has chosen to coast at the end of his term.

[saganite]

I remember that. Since then the Turks have been more accomodating. That could easily end if this resolution passes.

[JohnBovenmyer]

Yes, but the Turks need to understand that under our system of government such a resolution is meaningless. So long as those pushing it do not control the executive branch it can’t be implemented. It is no more dangerous than a call to replace current Turkish law with Sharia by a back bencher in his parliament. When those pushing such are close to taking over the government, alas currently true in both cases, then it becomes a threat to be discussed and fought in the political arena. Thus the Turks should mention and complain about this. However you don’t make any final act against those embattled friends who are still in control. Undercutting them could bring about the very thing you most fear. The Turks should oppose this with words, not irrevocable deeds, only changing if and when Hillary wins. We should treat our friends, the Turkish secularists, the same regarding their national struggle with Islamist Turks. Both must realize that because of the closeness of their respective domestic politics that the other may not be able to provide as complete support to their foreign friends as they’d like.

[Lorianne]

Pelosi might be crazy like a fox on this one ... a back door way to ‘get us out of Iraq’.

I don’t think it will work, but it will tickle her minions.

[Wolverine]

Jimma Carter said today on Woofie: I wouldn’t vote for Pelosi’s War Resolution Against Turkey.

[airborne]

So what’s your timeline for forgetting attrocities?

Congress had already condemned this atrocity twice before!

This isn't designed to recognize something had had been ignored in the past!

It was designed to disrupt our relationship with Turkey at a time when we are winning on the ground and in the diplomatic circles.

Democrats are trying to damage our efforts in the ME in order to hurt Bush.

[Hop A Long Cassidy]

>>>So what’s your timeline for forgetting attrocities?

I guess Greek atrocities against the Middle East are still being hotly talked about by the Democrats (Alexander the Great destroyed cities and all its inhabitants if they didn’t go along with his program).