If our Congress wants to recognize the historical record, shouldn't the admin tell Turkey to shove off?

Question

I think it is alright to tell the truth, even if countries that participated in genocide don't like it.

Answer 1

Turkey must be castigated for the genocide in Armenia. The United Nations must takeover this mass killing through the International Court of Justice.

Answer 2

Why does the administration have to tell Turkey to "shove off" if congress wants to recognize history? Allow me to point out, that it wasn't just THIS administration that had a problem with what congress is doing now. Many other advisers from other administrations thought it was foolish as well. Further, you'd think that congress would have a little more to do like....fulfilling the promises they got elected on which they have woefully neglected and/or failed at than to worry about semantics in something that happened about a hundred years ago. What good does it do? What does it prove? Moreover, most people already consider it a genocide so why does congress feel the need to make it official? Do they have a large constituency of Armenians ready to re-elect them? Just like this congress to waste their time with pointless proclamations and investigations.

Solaris has a point since we're dredging up old genocides.

Answer 3

Like another country recognizes the United States commited genocide against the Native Americans? What happens if the rest of the world decides we commited or caused genocide in Iraq?

Answer 4

It is necessary to tell the truth if asked and if needed. However, it is not always the case that a gratuitous statement of a truth does more good than harm ( e.g. "You look particularly fat/ugly/stupid today." ).

The Congressman who initiated the proclamation about the Armenian genocide ( which clearly DID occur but almost 100 years ago ) represents a district with many Armenian-Americans. He is representing their interests but may not be representing the overall interests of the United States in pushing this. Congress will often take the politically-correct path but the sincerity is questionable.

If all genocides are to be proclaimed by Congress, why not that of the Tibetans by the Chinese, the Cambodians by the Khmer Rouge ( whose war criminals have largely escaped any kind of justice ), that of the Kulaks by the Soviet Union, the massacre of Polish officers by the Russians at Katyn forest and the collaboration of Palestinian Arabs with the Nazi murder of Jews ( led by Haj Husseini, the Mufti of Jerusalem ).
To the best of my knowledge, the well-founded "Rape of Nanjing" was never acknowledged by an act of Congress.

Answer 5

As long as we get the Crusades and Burning Times recognized as genocides against the Muslims and Pagans (respectively) by the Catholic Church.

After all...they fit the UN description of genocide that was written in the 20th Century, and since we're reclassifying events that happened before the UN as genocide...it's only fitting.

Answer 6

What are the DUMMYCRAPS thinking? Yes this may be history but was not committed by the current Turkish government. Why are we cutting our troops throats by doing something so meaningless in the grand picture of life. Turkey is essential to the US Troops for supplies. Without Turkey as a transportation hub for the troops we are going to lose many more of our troops. I don't agree with the war in Iraq, but I support our troops 110% This current action by the DUMMYCRAPS is doing nothing but setting up our troops for the graveyard.

Answer 7

yes, it's necessary to get this recognized

unfortunately, the Bush Administration plans to veto it because Turkey is closely allied with the US and has deals with us to support air bases and supply routes into Iraq