2007-10-15 07:57:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
your right Wolfman,I apologize.
2007-10-15 08:05:06 · update #1
Because their extraordinarily stupid politics are outdone only by their extraordinarily bad timing.
2007-10-15 08:01:24 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
This resolution has been around for a very long time... years actually... it was even presented to congress back when Clinton was president. This subject is a touchy matter for two reasons.
1) It happened, it really did. Not by the current regime in Turkey but it did happen and that country needs to recognize that it did.
2) Turkey is an ally to the US (one of the few nations who HASN'T had a resolution about it) and therefore we don't want to make the government officals angry as we need an ally in the area of the world.
So.. why is it coming up now. Well, (opinion here) the democrats want to raise this issue in an effort to harm the current leadership (who's republican) ability to negotiate with our Allys. This situation will cause more problems for the Bush administration than any other part of the government so it's a simply a political move.
Kind of depressing isn't it. That genocide in another country can be turned into a polical tool for the politicians in America.
I live in the US and I'm disgusted about it.
2007-10-15 15:09:17 · answer #2 · answered by wrkey 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Are you really asking
Why does it take a democratic Congress to fulfill the promises Bush made when champaigning?
FLIP
when Bush was running for president in 2000, he wrote a letter to the Armenian National Committee affirming that the Armenians were “subjected to a genocidal campaign.” He promised that if “elected president,” he would make sure that the United States “properly recognizes” the tragedy. From his letter:
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.
FLOP
I urge members to oppose the Armenian genocide resolution now being considered by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. We all deeply regret the tragic suffering of the Armenian people that began in 1915. This resolution is not the right response to these historic mass killings, and its passage would do great harm to our relations with a key ally in NATO and in the global war on terror.
2007-10-15 15:02:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
This is something that happened about 100 yrs. ago so why bring it up now . The same thing was tried when President Clinton was still in office and he sent a letter to the Speaker of the House and and told him to drop it. This is another example of gaining power for the party is more important than the good of our country.. If this should pass then Turkey might shut off our supply lines to our troops in Iraq.
2007-10-15 15:49:25 · answer #4 · answered by hdean45 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They want to show they're against genocide. That's why a decisive 8 Republicans joined in the committee vote. Without them, the resolution would never have made it to the floor of the house. The vote was 27-21 in favor. It would have been 19-29 if committee Republicans had all voted no.
2007-10-15 15:02:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
To undermine the military operation in Iraq. Turkey due to its location is a major logistical staging area for us troops and supplies. The Democrats with out thinking of our troops saftey is trying to force the presidents hand to withdrawl, force him to end the war and strain relations with a NATO ally.
2007-10-15 15:05:35 · answer #6 · answered by satcomgrunt 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I have no problem with this. If it causes problems for Bush's war, so much the better. Besides, it WAS genocide. Granted this was done under the Ottoman Empire and granted, the US has its fair share of incidents of genocide from the 16th - through 19th centuries too. In time we will express regret over it as well.
2007-10-15 15:03:51 · answer #7 · answered by planksheer 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If the truth is insulting, then the flaw is not with the person who points it out. Here, Congress was simply telling the truth. I don't know what their motivation was, or why they did it now, but you can't get too mad at them for that part of it.
2007-10-15 15:03:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
yes they are, it serves to put a strangle hold on the supply line for the troops in Iraq. (back door policy the democrats are known for).
2007-10-15 15:04:43 · answer #9 · answered by a person of interest 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
does recognizing the truth of a situation require some other reason beyond just doing the right thing?
2007-10-15 15:01:15 · answer #10 · answered by Free Radical 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
To make Bush look bad.
2007-10-15 15:09:00 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋