poor Armenians (not Arminians, okay?)

[pinoybaptist]

Official: Armenian genocide resolution unlikely to get full House vote

Washington (CNN) -- A narrowly passed committee measure that recommends the United States recognize the 1915 killings of ethnic Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide will likely not get a full vote in the House of Representatives, according to a senior State Department official.

And here's why:

State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters ahead of the vote that the United States was concerned about the impact the vote could potentially have on U.S.-Turkish relations. Turkey, among other things, is considered a strong American ally and is home to a critical U.S. air base.

 

[pinoybaptist]

I guess my question is why does th eUnited States have to say something on everything ?

 

[billwald]

Ancient history! Almost as old as the Cherokee Nation "Trail Of Tears."

 

[windcatcher]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Right or wrong.....
If we've ignored or denied it almost 100 years...............
What is another 100?

And why can't true historians be correct in the history books which may cover such topics without the interference or intervention of official statements at this late date? Aren't there more current issues pressing us?

 

[Jerome]

CBS News, March 20, 2009

During last year's presidential campaign, Obama repeatedly insisted that, as president, he would "recognize the Armenian genocide."

 

[targus]

During last year's presidential campaign, Obama repeatedly insisted that, as president, he would "recognize the Armenian genocide."

Oh come on now !

You know that everything that Obama says comes with an expiration date.

Besides - he was just working for the Armenian-American vote. :laugh:

 

[billwald]

>And why can't true historians be correct in the history books . . . .

Same reason each Christian denomination pushes a different theology.

The ONLY reason to write a new history is to push the author's slant on the topic. Lincoln's Revolution and Northern Aggression being a good example. <G>