Lott On Iraq: ‘Why Do Sunnis Kill Shiites? … They All Look The Same To Me’

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http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/28/lott-iraq/

Lott On Iraq: ‘Why Do Sunnis Kill Shiites? … They All Look The Same To Me’

Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), who famously suggested the U.S. wouldn’t have “all these problems” had Strom Thurmond been elected President, said today that the religious differences among Iraqis makes the conflict very difficult for him to understand:

“It’s hard for Americans, all of us, including me, to understand what’s wrong with these people,” he said. “Why do they kill people of other religions because of religion? Why do they hate the Israeli’s and despise their right to exist? Why do they hate each other? Why do Sunnis kill Shiites? How do they tell the difference? They all look the same to me.“

Speaking shortly after a meeting with President Bush and Vice President Cheney, Lott added that Iraq wasn’t among the White House’s priorities.

“No, none of that,” Lott told reporters after the session when asked if the Iraq war was discussed. “You’re the only ones who obsess on that. We don’t and the real people out in the real world don’t for the most part.“

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2006/09/lott-bush-barely-mentioned-iraq-in.html

[Throd]

1. So do Irish Catholics and Protestants, Senator.

[Ignacio Upton]

2. They're all brown, what difference does it make!

:sarcasm:

...Senator Imperial Wizard himself, sharing his insights on religious differences.

[Journeyman]

3. There goes Trent Lott, people, the man for whom history means. . .

what he ate for lunch today.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Hey, Lott. Guess what, it's all the same God too. The god of Abraham.

So why are you Christian crazies out to kill all Muslims?