tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334477150153572969.post5778121997062915314..comments2023-11-02T08:34:01.133-04:00Comments on SAM Online: What's in a word?Chris Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07829393951782496677noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334477150153572969.post-48679209167966411572007-10-16T21:39:00.000-04:002007-10-16T21:39:00.000-04:00What is recognition, if not just a word. I only ha...What is recognition, if not just a word. I only have limited knowledge of what took place, but I have never heard any reason nor argument that this wasn't a genocide. It is clear that virtually everyone believes this historic event to be a genocide. That being said, if this resolution were to pass, what difference does it really? No opinions will be changed, no sanctions will be enforced, no reparations will be paid. What it does do is destroy our relations with one of our few and fast fading allies in the region. Besides, shouldn't this be a U.N. issue.DEFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18347275147217283601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334477150153572969.post-44913227906099332302007-10-16T21:19:00.000-04:002007-10-16T21:19:00.000-04:00Regardless of timing, I think it's sad that our on...Regardless of timing, I think it's sad that our only ally in that region is a country that thinks it's ok to pretend that a genocide of millions of people never happened. After WW2, Germany paid $20 BILLION in reperations (which would probably be close to a TRILLION dollars in 2007 dollars... All the world is asking is that the country that committed similar acts to the Armenians simply RECOGNIZE that it happened. Nancy Pelosi made a good point that there really hasn't been a good time to do this in the last 2 decades because of the Cold War in the 80's, First Iraq War in the 90's and this Iraq war for the past 5 years. The reason this is becoming more pressing is that the generation of people who this ruling would matter the most to is dying. My grandmother was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide (and trust me, it was a 1-sided ethnic cleansing) and she died a couple months ago. Now granted she didnt live each day wishing Turkey would recognize this event but she is the type of person this would mean the most to. It's important to write history while a generation of people are still willing to make a push to write it accurately. Once this last generation of survivors dies, there really won't be much incentive or proaction to get such a motion through Congress.Stevekrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813343568499965959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334477150153572969.post-43405546624814097422007-10-15T12:51:00.000-04:002007-10-15T12:51:00.000-04:00Hey, if contrition worked for the Germans, why not...Hey, if contrition worked for the Germans, why not for the Turks? But at the end of the day, it's a pretty lame bill from what's fast becoming a pretty lame Congress.C. P. Coletahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788516001602477994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334477150153572969.post-33334531693333938622007-10-15T10:01:00.000-04:002007-10-15T10:01:00.000-04:00Nothing personal, but shouldn't we worry about Ame...Nothing personal, but shouldn't we worry about American interests before Armeninan interests. This is a pathetic display of putting politics over the lives of American Soldiers in Iraq.DEFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18347275147217283601noreply@blogger.com