Gary Nunn wrote:
>
> I'm REALLY struggling with this one. I don't understand what good could
> possibly come from passing a resolution labeling this WW1 issue as
> "genocide".
>
...
> ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey's top general warned that ties with the U.S.,
> already strained by attacks from rebels hiding in Iraq, will be irreversibly
> damaged if Congress passes a resolution that labels the World War I-era
> killings of Armenians a genocide.
Gary--
Yes, I'd say that too. But then look at the reaction from
Turkey! Most scholars call it genocide; maybe it's time the
Turks admitted it.
Of course, to be fair, there should be matching resolutions
for EVERY country. They could go through the alphabet, and
do one a week...
---David
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