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Dude, I could care less about his activities as a politician. Like you said, he was as corrupt as the rest. With that said, there was also a huge difference b/w him and the rest.
He was a brillitiant military strategist, the best we had. Vazgen Sargsyan fought selflessly for the sake of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. He was the among the first to organize battallions of volunteers when the conflict first broke out while other gogh avazagner were plundering and stealing from the dead after the earthquake.
I don't see what his brilliant military record has to do with his political abilities.
You seem to be forgetting who was primarily responsible for throwing LTP out of power.... you guessed it, Mr. Vazgen.
Seems to me like when his country was endangered, he made a "correct" political step, eh?
Bro, you can't be serious. Here you are praising a guy-the paper defense minister Serge Sargsyan-a man whose legs Armenian war veterans would rip off his butt if they got their hands on him- and you're talking about people wanting to wack V. Sarkissian?
The only people who hated Vazgen were those corrupt, money-loving crooks who stole the peoples money.
"For the military, Vazgen Sargsian was the founder of a victorious army and the inspiration of the armed forces." --Page 252, Modern Armenia.
"The combination of Sargsian and Demirjian proved irresistable to the voters of Armenia-already suspicious of Kocharian's tactics, personality, and ultimate concerns. In the parliamentary elections of mid 1999 the Sargsian-Demirjian coalition won a comfortable majority and became the opposition to President Kocharian. Demirjian was elected president of the National Assembly and, reluctantly, Kocharian had to appoint Vazgen Sarkissian prime minister. Kocharians powers were severely curtailed, for the second time tipping the balance of power in favor of the parliament. While formally cordial, relations between the president and National Assembly and between Kocharian and Sargsian deteriorated."
"The New prime minister, who as defense minister had often clashed with prime ministers, for the first time had assumed the responsibility of reconciling the exigencies of a "no-war no-peace" situation with social-economic progress. He declared war against corruption and inefficiency, tightened the tax collection system, confessed love for the Diaspora, and tried to facilitate investments. Known for his close contacts with Russia, he even paid an official visit to Washington, hoping to dispel his image as a point-man for Moscow." (a politically correct move in balancing b/w east and west, no?)
---Page 251-2, Modern Armenia.
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Dude, I could care less about his activities as a politician. Like you said, he was as corrupt as the rest. With that said, there was also a huge difference b/w him and the rest.
He was a brillitiant military strategist, the best we had. Vazgen Sargsyan fought selflessly for the sake of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. He was the among the first to organize battallions of volunteers when the conflict first broke out while other gogh avazagner were plundering and stealing from the dead after the earthquake.
I don't see what his brilliant military record has to do with his political abilities.
Intent to give up lands was one of the reasons that almost cost Levon Ter Petrossian his life in 1998.
Seems to me like when his country was endangered, he made a "correct" political step, eh?
As a mater of fact, I know quite a few Yerevantsis and Artsakh veterans that would have killed Sarkissian by themselves had the been given the chance.
The only people who hated Vazgen were those corrupt, money-loving crooks who stole the peoples money.
"For the military, Vazgen Sargsian was the founder of a victorious army and the inspiration of the armed forces." --Page 252, Modern Armenia.
"The combination of Sargsian and Demirjian proved irresistable to the voters of Armenia-already suspicious of Kocharian's tactics, personality, and ultimate concerns. In the parliamentary elections of mid 1999 the Sargsian-Demirjian coalition won a comfortable majority and became the opposition to President Kocharian. Demirjian was elected president of the National Assembly and, reluctantly, Kocharian had to appoint Vazgen Sarkissian prime minister. Kocharians powers were severely curtailed, for the second time tipping the balance of power in favor of the parliament. While formally cordial, relations between the president and National Assembly and between Kocharian and Sargsian deteriorated."
"The New prime minister, who as defense minister had often clashed with prime ministers, for the first time had assumed the responsibility of reconciling the exigencies of a "no-war no-peace" situation with social-economic progress. He declared war against corruption and inefficiency, tightened the tax collection system, confessed love for the Diaspora, and tried to facilitate investments. Known for his close contacts with Russia, he even paid an official visit to Washington, hoping to dispel his image as a point-man for Moscow." (a politically correct move in balancing b/w east and west, no?)
---Page 251-2, Modern Armenia.
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