Whoa! *5* Republican Senators Defend Amnesty for Terrorists!!!!!

[Roland99]

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Senators_invoke_Confederacy_Mandela_to_defend_0615.html

“If they bore arms against our people," said Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, "What's the difference between those people that bore arms against the Union in the War between the States? What’s the difference between the Germans and Japanese and all the people we’ve forgiven?”

Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) likened the granting of amnesty to former insurgents to efforts that earned Nelson Mandela a Nobel prize. "Forgiveness," he said, "has been a major factor in what has been a political miracle in Africa."

Senator Saxby Chambliss argued that forgiveness had already been at work in Iraq, asking: “Is it not true today that we have Iraqis who are fighting the war against the insurgents, who at one time fought against American troops and other coalition troops as they were marching to Baghdad, who have now come over to our side and are doing one heck of a job of fighting along, side by side, with Americans and coalition forces, attacking and killing insurgents on a daily basis?"

Majority Whip Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and John Cornyn (R-TX) each took to the floor to argue that there should be no argument--that debate over whether or not to condemn the actions of the new government were merely distractions from real debate.

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Can you imagine the hue and cry from the GOP and the M$M if Dem Senators had made those remarks?!?!

[Redstone]

1. Uh, we INVADED their country.

Redstone

[sabra]

2. this is starting to look like another "Dubai ports like" item

not good for Bushco

[Roland99]

3. Dean and every Dem should be blasting this immediately!!

[Roland99]

4. I mean, think about it, if Zarqawi were alive he'd be given Amnesty!!!!

[Finder]

5. This is bullshit looking for a kneejerk...

reaction. The insurgency should be given amnesty. Labeling the insurgency terrorism is propaganda.

[otherlander]

6. Insurgents and terrorists are not the same thing.

Al-Zarqaui was a terrorist. He was the leader of a gangster-like terrorist organization that was never part of Al-Qaida, but used similar terrorist tactics. They killed many civilians after Saddam was no longer in place to stop them, and they do not deserve amnesty.

The insurgency is not targeting civilians. The insurgency is fighting occupying forces.

[Roland99]

11. But the GOP has been calling everyone terrorists since the beginning!

It's time to start throwing their words back at them!!

[otherlander]

12. But if they support amnesty for insurgents but not terrorists,

that means that they're admitting there's a difference, right?

[Roland99]

14. I don't think they know what the difference is.

Their message is unclear and is pure pandering.

[Terran1212]

7. It's not America's call whether they get amnesty or not

It's actually the Iraqi government's call, that is when those people get a legitimate noncorrupt government.

[spanone]

8. So, like, we're gonna, like, forgive them because we invaded them?

uh, duh, well, uh, i dunno uh

[rustydog]

9. Amnesty for terrorist killers, burt not for those MEXICANS huh?

[pdxmom]

10. It's not a bit surprising that the Repugs would find amnesty for

those that only killed Americans to be ok. After all, Tony Snow says that 2,500 dead is just a number.

The chickenhawks in this administration, who have no clue about what this is really all about, are showing their true colors of believing our men and women are really no more than cannon fodder to them.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

13. i heard that fucking traitor say that and it pissed me off K&R n/t