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slamminshaun · 10-12-2007, 08:40 AM

Is there any reason we had to wait until 2007 to acknowledge this? Why not 10 years ago, 20 years ago? My understanding is that a "symbolic" resolution has been brought to the table almost every year for a long time, and never passes, with little or no mention in our media (until now of course). I guess it wasn't considered genocide until Bush took office??

Turkey might be wrong about this, but what can America possibly gain from passing a resolution like this? We could possibly lose Turkey's support in the Middle East, which would be a HUGE problem going forward. Over what? Sure, Bush wrote that letter, before Iraq, before 9/11, before we NEEDED Turkey.....no matter what response he takes in this case, it's the wrong one. Not passing this resolution is simply the lesser of two evils, IMO.

Now would be a perfect time for the NAACP to push for reparations. If Bush doesn't give it to them, he obviously supports slavery....right?

10-12-2007, 08:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
slamminshaun CoolJunkie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 6,580	Re: Bush on Armenian Genocide in 2000 and now in 2007 Is there any reason we had to wait until 2007 to acknowledge this? Why not 10 years ago, 20 years ago? My understanding is that a "symbolic" resolution has been brought to the table almost every year for a long time, and never passes, with little or no mention in our media (until now of course). I guess it wasn't considered genocide until Bush took office?? Turkey might be wrong about this, but what can America possibly gain from passing a resolution like this? We could possibly lose Turkey's support in the Middle East, which would be a HUGE problem going forward. Over what? Sure, Bush wrote that letter, before Iraq, before 9/11, before we NEEDED Turkey.....no matter what response he takes in this case, it's the wrong one. Not passing this resolution is simply the lesser of two evils, IMO. Now would be a perfect time for the NAACP to push for reparations. If Bush doesn't give it to them, he obviously supports slavery....right? __________________ No such thing as bad student, only bad teacher - Miyagi Last edited by slamminshaun : 10-12-2007 at 08:43 AM.