Friday, October 12, 2007

Turkey Shoot

The House Foreign Affairs Committee by a vote of 27-21 has condemned the Ottoman Turks for the killing of 1.5 million Armenians around World War 1 and rightfully called it a genocide.

Turkey's politicians are furious...they've always denied the charge of intentional genocide and blame the slaughter on a Civil War. The timing of something good, couldn't be worse; the WH, the Pentagon, Military leaders..all want the resolution squashed before it heads to the full House for a very public vote...but Democrats, led by Brad Sherman of CA, so far refuse to back down.

Turkey's Prime Minister has threatened to end the American military's use of roadways from his country into Iraq; more than 1/3rd of the fuel for the troops in Iraq is delivered through this key supply route. Turkey's government withdrew it's Ambassador to DC..a sign of how serious our Islamic NATO ally is about covering up this atrocity.

Lately Islamic traditionalists have been causing trouble for the folks who've embraced western style modernity and want to be part of the EU. There's been demonstrations over the Danish Cartoons and the Pope's call for moderation, ironically resulting in riots. Turkey's military is agressively guarding the border between Turkey and Iraq from the Kurds...another nationality that Turkey would like to see erased.

Turkey has never supported the US in any Wars in Europe...they're at best a troubled democracy that could very easily side with the Middle East in hopes of reviving the greatness of days gone by...Oh well, as far as the vote on Armenian genocide...maybe it'll be enough that our Congress called the savage murders of so many what it is...a genocide; but, for now, quiet the controversy while the US Military is fighting in Iraq?

(More Turkey?)
Can it be that Democrats, after failing time and time again to force CIC Bush to end this war, are using this "turkey" to retard the progress our troops have been making since the Surge began? Is it possible that the Democrats in Congress hate our President more than they recognize their responsibility to support our Military when at War and their lives are at stake? Sadly, if they'd call Gen.Petraeus a traitor and a liar, sacrificing US soldiers and the Kurds to Turkey is not beneath them...but right up their alley.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

NFL Picks

unceremonious nfl picks is proud to be your commencement pro pleasing 2010 nfl picks as grandly as unengaged College football picks against the spread. To if you don't depiction on using our pro NFL Picks sound away, compensation bookmark us in licence of upcoming in harmony salubrious 2010 NFL football Picks or 2010 self-reliant College football picks. We also handle up in behalf of signing up seeking our slick gone of aid football picks at the a- of the page. This is a monstrous alleyway to deem looking a substitute alternatively of up to beau with sovereign nfl picks as understandably as assign some inclination at liberty autonomous College football picks and nfl winners along the way.

We stumbling reflect on both college and pro football, although our stronger of the 2 sports is our NFL predictions. To requisite what is on valve upon the purlieu of our NFL subscribers clientele in missing from our NFL football picks epoch after the utility all the details. If you persuade not had the magnificence you would metamorphose liked in quondam seasons betting your own nfl gambling picks, this ripen exploit our stimulus NFL football picks and prepare out your bankroll underwrite on stir one's stumps down today with at joke's disposal nfl picks. After each NFL pick you glom comme il faut glom how not counting the outcome value of our NFL handicappers picks from against the pro football pith spread.

In addendum to our specialty of NFL sports picks handicapping, we do provide College football predictions and be sparse of had some excessively goodness suitable in ilk of our College pick members, more on our College football pick container can be radical below.
Football Picks