anyone know what's going on in the potomac basin?

[rone]

First, Congress issues a resolution condemning the Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Empire, which passes in committee, thereby pissing off our allies the Turks.  President Bush opposes this resolution coming to a full vote, but then he goes and gives the Dalai Lama a medal, thereby pissing off our allies the Chinese.  Who will we piss off next, and why?

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Ottoman Empire/Genocide

[rotojeff.livejournal.com]

From what I've read, this is an issue that's had similar legislative shenanigans for the last 25 years - often getting close to that resolution vote, but always falling short. TNR had an article a couple of months ago detailing that history, and how some of the very people that were once in favor of passing that resolution are now lobbying on the other side of the fence - Dick Gephardt was the name in particular that I remember.

Is the same thing going to happen with Darfur? Sudan has some similarities - huge birthrate, oil source, somewhat strategically located. Are we going to avoid pissing off the Sudanese also?

Re: Ottoman Empire/Genocide

[mononeuron.livejournal.com]

> Sudan has [...] oil

Bomb Them Now.

Bomb Them Often.

Bomb Them Near.

Bomb Them Far.

Just Bomb Then.

That'll piss'em off.