Re: Obama refuses to Call Armenian Genocide a Genocide
Let's not forget the man went to Turkey and standing right next to the Turkish president IN the Turkish parliament devoted an entire section of his speech to Armenians even though he could have simply ignored it.
There's not much we can expect from puppets like US presidents but it's safe to say that I am pretty satisfied with Obama's statement yesterday and recent actions, probably the best since Reagan. From Obama's statement: I have consistently stated my own view of what occurred in 1915, and my view of that history has not changed. My interest remains the achievement of a full, frank and just acknowledgment of the facts.
This is not bad. This is a very overlooked and important statement. The first part is about his personal acknowledgement of the genocide. The second part is what should interest us and what should be much more important than the president's statement. He is acknowledging that he still supports the resolution on the AG that would recognize the events. He has in fact now put more pressure on him to support the future bill. These Armenian-American organizations will need to use this part of the statement to their advantage and pressure Obama more. Pelosi we already know is pro-Armenian and Biden is pro-Armenian as well and has been calling the Armenian president twice in the last 4 days. Not sure if it's related but it's still something when the American VP initiates two telephone calls with our obscure nation's president.
As a side note, did anyone else notice that "Medz Yeghern" (Great Calamity) instead of genocide has been picked up by many people these days. The Turkish petitioners apologizing have been using it as well. May be a new strategy to avoid the G-word.
Let's not forget the man went to Turkey and standing right next to the Turkish president IN the Turkish parliament devoted an entire section of his speech to Armenians even though he could have simply ignored it.
There's not much we can expect from puppets like US presidents but it's safe to say that I am pretty satisfied with Obama's statement yesterday and recent actions, probably the best since Reagan. From Obama's statement: I have consistently stated my own view of what occurred in 1915, and my view of that history has not changed. My interest remains the achievement of a full, frank and just acknowledgment of the facts.
This is not bad. This is a very overlooked and important statement. The first part is about his personal acknowledgement of the genocide. The second part is what should interest us and what should be much more important than the president's statement. He is acknowledging that he still supports the resolution on the AG that would recognize the events. He has in fact now put more pressure on him to support the future bill. These Armenian-American organizations will need to use this part of the statement to their advantage and pressure Obama more. Pelosi we already know is pro-Armenian and Biden is pro-Armenian as well and has been calling the Armenian president twice in the last 4 days. Not sure if it's related but it's still something when the American VP initiates two telephone calls with our obscure nation's president.
As a side note, did anyone else notice that "Medz Yeghern" (Great Calamity) instead of genocide has been picked up by many people these days. The Turkish petitioners apologizing have been using it as well. May be a new strategy to avoid the G-word.
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