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Top three US Presidents (recent ones)
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02 Sep 2009 Wed 05:10 pm |
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Agreed. There are specific criteria by which genocide is defined established by the United Nations after World War II. Calling any military conflict a genocide is indicative of the lack of understanding of what genocide is.
And for AE and Tami - the above does NOT indicate I approve of any military conflict.
Exactly..
It is a bit ´thin´ to go around and scream your head ´it is a genocide´..
There are certain criterias even they are not agreed upon by everybody..However Vineyards explained the definition quite briefly up there..
But as you said.. That is not approval of the invasion of Iraq..
That is where people are jumping into WRONG conclusion!!
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| 71. |
02 Sep 2009 Wed 05:24 pm |
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The US senete should have followed those rules before declaring the Armenian killings as genocide eh?
As should EU?
Of course UK doesn´t follow what the rest of "continentals" do, huh?
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| 72. |
02 Sep 2009 Wed 05:32 pm |
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As should EU?
Of course UK doesn´t follow what the rest of "continentals" do, huh?
Does that bother you? Yes, the UK has not declared it to be genocide. We are FIRST independent countries and SECOND part of the EU. I realise we "little countries" are very insignificant to you in the US, but what can we expect eh? 
PS "Continentals?
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| 73. |
02 Sep 2009 Wed 05:33 pm |
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That is where people are jumping into WRONG conclusion!!
I saw only one person coming to that conclusion - maybe you need glasses
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| 74. |
02 Sep 2009 Wed 05:35 pm |
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Agreed. There are specific criteria by which genocide is defined established by the United Nations after World War II. Calling any military conflict a genocide is indicative of the lack of understanding of what genocide is..
So on the one hand you declare that there are specific United Nations criteria and now, on the other hand, you defend the US senete for declaring it to be genocide, independently of the United Nations! 
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| 75. |
02 Sep 2009 Wed 05:38 pm |
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Does that bother you? Yes, the UK has not declared it to be genocide. We are FIRST independent countries and SECOND part of the EU. I realise we "little countries" are very insignificant to you in the US, but what can we expect eh?
PS "Continentals?
It doesn´t really bother me. I don´t really care if it´s called genocide or massacre, the fact is it´s a tragic part of a history and the label is not going to change that.
Insignificant? What are you talking about. You´re one of our biggest allies! 
P.S. I used to date a Brit a while back and he used to call all Europeans outside of the British Isles "continentals" (with a bit of contempt I might add lol).
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| 76. |
02 Sep 2009 Wed 05:40 pm |
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So on the one hand you declare that there are specific United Nations criteria and now, on the other hand, you defend the US senete for declaring it to be genocide, independently of the United Nations!
Nope, I´m not defending it. I didn´t even know that was the case until just now. And I have you to thank for educating the ignorant me. 
I have no opinion about whether it was a genocide or not - like I mentioned before I don´t have enough knowledge about it to have an educated opinion.
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| 77. |
02 Sep 2009 Wed 05:43 pm |
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As should EU?
Of course UK doesn´t follow what the rest of "continentals" do, huh?
A lesson in making sweeping statements - there are 27 countries in the European Union, just 9 of them officially recognise the Armenian killings as genocide
(Russia and Switzerland are not members of the EU)
Edited (9/2/2009) by _AE_
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| 78. |
02 Sep 2009 Wed 05:55 pm |
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A lesson in making sweeping statements - there are 27 countries in the European Union, just 9 of them officially recognise the Armenian killings as genocide
(Russia and Switzerland are not members of the EU)
And yet YOU had NO problem making that statement about USA, where NOT ALL states approved of the recognition. 
Cura te ipsum!
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| 79. |
02 Sep 2009 Wed 05:57 pm |
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And yet YOU had NO problem making that statement about USA, where NOT ALL states approved of the recognition.
Cura te ipsum!
Sorry it is not the same thing at all! Your senete is there to represent those states and collectively reached that decision. There has been no EU vote on this at all - countries in europe have independently declared their "decision".
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| 80. |
02 Sep 2009 Wed 05:58 pm |
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I have no opinion about whether it was a genocide or not - like I mentioned before I don´t have enough knowledge about it to have an educated opinion.
At least you admit it - thehandsom should do the same (on most threads )
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