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The Algemeiner: Obama's failure to press Erdogan to apologize for the
Armenian Genocide
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/04/06/the-algemeiner-obamas-failure-to-press-erdogan-to-apologize-for-the-armenian-genocide/
11:32 06.04.2013
If Obama were true to his word as a presidential candidate in 2008 and
interested in a significant success in the Middle East, he should have
pushed Erdogan to reciprocate and apologize to the long-suffering
Armenians for thefirst genocide in modern history, Rabbi Shmuley
Boteach writes in an article published by The Algemeiner.
As discussed in a resolution by the House of Representatives, this
massacre is `documented with overwhelming evidence in the national
archives of Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, the
United States, the Vatican and many other countries...'
To win support from Armenians while running for office, Sen. Obama
said on January 19, 2008, `Two years ago, I criticized ... the firing of
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, John Evans, after he properly used the
term `genocide' to describe Turkey's slaughter of thousands of
Armenians starting in 1915.... The Armenian genocide is not an
allegation, a personal opinion, or a point of view, but rather a
widely documented fact supported by an overwhelming body of historical
evidence... As a senator, I strongly support passage of the Armenian
genocide resolution, and as president I will recognize the Armenian
genocide.'
`But instead of working to fulfill his promise, President Obama and
his administration repeatedly have avoided the term `genocide,' and
worked behind the scenes to prevent Congress from recognizing it.
Indeed, although in March 2010, the House Foreign Affairs Committee
voted 23-22 on a resolution to recognize the Armenian deaths
officially, the administration came out swinging,' the author writes.
After the vote, Turkey recalled its ambassador to the United States
and warned the Obama administration about the ramifications if a vote
ever reached the House floor.
As displayed in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, as Hitler
prepared to attack Poland without provocation in 1939, he dismissed
objections by saying `Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation
of the Armenians?' setting the stage for the Holocaust. Ronald Reagan
recognized this threat in 1981 when he said, `like the genocide of the
Armenians before it, and the genocide of the Cambodians, which
followed it - and like too many other persecutions of too many other
people - the lessons of the Holocaust must never be forgotten.'
`More than 20 countries and 42 U.S. states already have recognized the
events of 1915 as genocide. As Obama seeks to shape his Middle East
policy and consider his legacy over the next four years, he should
consider the promises he made as a young candidate and recognize a
massacre that never should be forgotten,' the article concludes.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Armenian Genocide
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/04/06/the-algemeiner-obamas-failure-to-press-erdogan-to-apologize-for-the-armenian-genocide/
11:32 06.04.2013
If Obama were true to his word as a presidential candidate in 2008 and
interested in a significant success in the Middle East, he should have
pushed Erdogan to reciprocate and apologize to the long-suffering
Armenians for thefirst genocide in modern history, Rabbi Shmuley
Boteach writes in an article published by The Algemeiner.
As discussed in a resolution by the House of Representatives, this
massacre is `documented with overwhelming evidence in the national
archives of Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, the
United States, the Vatican and many other countries...'
To win support from Armenians while running for office, Sen. Obama
said on January 19, 2008, `Two years ago, I criticized ... the firing of
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, John Evans, after he properly used the
term `genocide' to describe Turkey's slaughter of thousands of
Armenians starting in 1915.... The Armenian genocide is not an
allegation, a personal opinion, or a point of view, but rather a
widely documented fact supported by an overwhelming body of historical
evidence... As a senator, I strongly support passage of the Armenian
genocide resolution, and as president I will recognize the Armenian
genocide.'
`But instead of working to fulfill his promise, President Obama and
his administration repeatedly have avoided the term `genocide,' and
worked behind the scenes to prevent Congress from recognizing it.
Indeed, although in March 2010, the House Foreign Affairs Committee
voted 23-22 on a resolution to recognize the Armenian deaths
officially, the administration came out swinging,' the author writes.
After the vote, Turkey recalled its ambassador to the United States
and warned the Obama administration about the ramifications if a vote
ever reached the House floor.
As displayed in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, as Hitler
prepared to attack Poland without provocation in 1939, he dismissed
objections by saying `Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation
of the Armenians?' setting the stage for the Holocaust. Ronald Reagan
recognized this threat in 1981 when he said, `like the genocide of the
Armenians before it, and the genocide of the Cambodians, which
followed it - and like too many other persecutions of too many other
people - the lessons of the Holocaust must never be forgotten.'
`More than 20 countries and 42 U.S. states already have recognized the
events of 1915 as genocide. As Obama seeks to shape his Middle East
policy and consider his legacy over the next four years, he should
consider the promises he made as a young candidate and recognize a
massacre that never should be forgotten,' the article concludes.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress