Anyone else outraged by Bush's denial of the Armenian Genocide?

Question

I think it is simply disgusting that Bush won't do the right things for political reasons. He looks the other way as countries like Turkey violate international law and abuse human rights in exchange for help in his useless and never ending war in Iraq.

Answer 1

Bush is not the first American president to do this, and I think it's mostly because Americans don't care much what happens overseas, except to other Americans. The proof of this is how 'international news' is carried in US newspapers--half a page, buried on page 20. Contrast this with newspapers in any European or Asian country.

But I agree, it's disgusting. Bush is particularly hypocritical since he pretends to be fighting a world-wide war on 'terror' but he supports terror perpetrated by our 'friends'.

Answer 2

the unhappy actuality is that many Israeli and/or Jewish lobbies are dedicated to protecting a linguistic stranglehold on as greater than a number of the international as they might. they keep an enduring and vigilant seem- out for methods wherein persons use the words 'genocide' and 'holocaust' and can prefer to limit their use in any context that does no longer explicitly consult from the extermination of Jews by utilising Hitler and Nazi Germany. they have made a wierd bedfellow of Turkey in this endeavour. Turkey is all too delighted to incorporate any excuse or approach to wiggle out of having to settle for duty for a sequence of genocidal massacres against the Christian and Armenian inhabitants of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. Israel needs a monopoly on the term 'genocide' and Turkey is merely too happy to oblige. Bush's admittance that this execrable bloodbath in line with religious and ethnic hatred is,certainly, a brilliant tragedy falls particularly in need of the comprehensive actuality of the undertaking even though it particularly is greater valuable than outright denial. although,he's no longer unfastened to call the tragedy what it extremely is,comprehensive-scale genocide,for worry of offending -and angering-the effective Israeli/Jewish language watchdogs! That Turkey is now threatening us with dire outcomes too if we overstep the barriers they like to place on our freedom of speech could be attributed to the success that Israel has had with this tactic. (BTW,genocide is regrettably a regrettable human previous-time . Our very own u . s . replaced into based upon it(which incorporate slavery) to our eternal shame and we'd desire to continually by no potential forget the evilness of which guy is in a position.)

Answer 3

The Armenian genocide happened 75 to 100 years ago, if I recall correctly. What in the world that that have to do with contemporary politics?
Should we stop allowing the Japanese to sell Hondas and Toyotas in this country because of the Manchurian genocide?

Answer 4

Nope.

As several posters mentioned:
A: the country responsible has ceased to exist. that alone makes the legislation pointless
B: Turkey did not exist at that time.
C: what are you going to condemn next, the Spanish for their eradication of the Aztec and Myan empires?

This was almost a century ago. Few people currently alive were even born then, let alone remember the time.

this is like the Native Americans protesting Columbus Day Parades

LET IT GO.

I don't even hold a grudge on the last person I got into a fight with, and thsat was less than a month ago.

Answer 5

There IS no war in Iraq. That was over in a matter of weeks. Now it's an occupation, the wild eyed rag head Muhammad freak foreigners coming in to destroy the rest of Iraq, and the coalition struggling to rebuild it faster than they blow it up. And hopefully not get blown up as they risk their lives to do so.
The war is over. The occupation continues, and will continue until the wild eyed rag head Muhammad freak foreigners get out of that country and go back home. Then the USA will leave.

Answer 6

the french recognised the armenian massacre as a genocide the fact that Bush is considering it the complete opposite is just typical Bush!
he'll be gone by next year & the decision ( if they've decided ) can be reversed.
last i heard he was putting the pressure on that turkey must stay in the fold,
so calling them
child murderers, rapists & blood-thirsty scum isn't going to happen, is it?

Answer 7

Yes I am out rages that the Democrats are trying to throw the war by getting US troops thrown out of Turkey which we are using as a base. Their treason is astounding.

Answer 8

I think your Bush bashing is totally out of line. He had nothing to do with Armenian genocide.
The war is not useless. It will come to an end.

Like I said, you are all about Bush bashing.

Answer 9

I haven't heard him deny anything,don;t you think it is time for America to pull in their horns and stop meddling in other peoples problems?? who cares what happened in Turkey or Cypress it is done and even if we say yes there was a genocide , what good would it do??? or do you think we should do with them as we did with Israel give them $billions every year so they can use the money to destroy us as Israel is doing? have you drove thru the city's of America and saw the homeless and unemployed??? the starving kids almost like in India and other 3rd world country's , yet you bleeding hearts want our country to get involved in other peoples internal affairs , when will we learn to mind our own business and take care of our own people????

Answer 10

The Armenian Genocide happened 90 years ago.

It was perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire which ceased to exist 85 years ago.

Don't you think it is time to let go?