The Nancy Pelosi Invasion

Captain's Quarters ^ | October 17, 2007 | Ed Morrissey

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Clinton begged Hasert not to bring it up for a vote because it would undermine foreign policy with Turkey.

Hasert complied with his request and never brought it up for a vote.”

Hastert did the right thing!

Pelosi makes Clinton look good!

[G8 Diplomat]

[eleni121]

That is an interesting question. Kurds have a lot of dirty laundry as well. Turks “used” their Kurdish fellow Muslims to do lots of dirty work for them in the past especially in eastern Turkey: mainly rounding up and butchering Christians in Turkey. But ever since the secular Kurds got a foothold they are no longer considered bona fide Muslims...

Plus there are lots more Chrstian Kurds than there are turk Christians although that is slowly changing too.

[G8 Diplomat]

CONGRESS HAS ALREADY ACKNOWELDGED THE TURKISH MASSACRES OF ARMENIANS AS GENOCIDE. In 1981 President Ronald Reagan recognized the Armenian genocide in a speech about the Holocaust. In 1984 Congress passed a resolution setting April 24 as a day of remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. In 1996 and 2004 resolutions were passed that limited the usage of U.S. aid to Turkey that was being used to fund the Turkish lobby in the United States.

http://www.aina.org/news/20070321120451.htm

The fact that they are bringing this up now says they are only interesting in cutting off supply routes to our troops in Iraq, 70% of which are in Turkey. It's all about politics.

[G8 Diplomat]

interesting=interested

[Goodness]

Blaming Pelosi’s trick for this is a bit disengenuous. Turkey has been champing at the bit to go after the PPK for ages. If PPK geurillas have been attacking across the border, the Turks have legitimate reasons to do so.

[Red Badger]

This “event” could also involve Iran, since they also have a Kurdish minority within their borders. This whole scenario is shaping up just like the events prior to WWI in the Balkans...............

[Red Badger]

Theoretical Kurdistan............

[G8 Diplomat]

This whole scenario is shaping up just like the events prior to WWI in the Balkans

Yup. And something's gonna blow...





Literally and figuratively

[petercooper]

bttt

[Swanks]

My son just went over there, dodging bullets. As if they have enough to worry about staying alive. Now, to score political points,the Rats put our guys in greater harms way by reducing, conslidating, our options should Turkey block our troops supply lines. Making the target for insurgents that much more predictable.

Make no mistake, this was intentional. If the Rats cannot help the insurgents they may as well limit our ally's support.

[Non-Sequitur]

While Pelosi’s stunt poured gasoline on an already inflamed issue, the article correctly pointed out that even without her referendum the U.S. has little or no influence over what our Nato partners do. Turkey will strike the Kurds regardless of what we say.

[jpsb]

A good friend son shipped out yesterday, he had not heard of the rats latest move to undermine our troops in the ME. He was not at all happy when I explained it to him.

G*d bless and protect you son. I hope he returns safe and sound.

Sadly this is reminding me more and more of my war, Vietnam. I am hopeful that this nation will find real leaders before the middle east blows up in our faces. The entire place to para phase the great Otto Von Bismark, is not worth one private’s life.

[eleni121]

And even more important reassigd those borders where they should be for Armenia -—another third of the parastate of Turkey shoud be returned to Armenia.

[Ancesthntr]

If the RNC doesn’t immediately start running a commercial decrying her actions, overlayed with the Turkish response, then it is truly hopeless. I’d also like to hear a few of the Republican candidates call for her resignation, and an advance apology to the families of any soldiers who may be killed in such a conflict.