The idea of politicians debating, discussing, and explaining history was once thought to be a career killer. However, thanks to the powerful Armenian lobbies in the United States, congressmen face very little consequences because of the large Armenian-American population in the United States supporting them.
The Armenian Genocide was once again used to take advantage of Armenian voters in the event at the Capitol Hill's Cannon Caucus Room.
In attendance were pro-Armenian congressmen, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, representatives of the Armenian American community, Armenia's Ambassador to the United States, and Armenian religious figures.
Nancy Pelosi started with her usual line:
It is long past the time for the United States to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide
House Democratic Majority leader Steny Hoyer called on President Obama to recognize and accept the Armenian Genocide and expressed support for any upcoming genocide resolutions.
Democrat Brad Sherman said “if Turkey doesn't recognize its past, it could never be a modern country and real friend of America.”
Considering that Turkey is a strong NATO ally of the United States, one would think a congressmen would greatly fear offending an ally, especially one who lost hundreds of thousands of people during 1915, and is now being blamed for genocide without any evidence.
Representatives Frank Pallone and Adam Schiff once again repeated the speeches they had made for years to farm the Armenian votes.
Ambassador Markarian said that Armenia should not be forced to choose between normalization of relations and recognition of the genocide. In addition, he said that the U.S. recognition of genocide will be strong message to the world.
One would question what that message may be. Perhaps a message such as "Do not commit to alliances with the United States, because our congressmen will interpret your history based on what lobbyists tell them about it and then make negative judgments about your people and your history."
Has anyone learned when and where Speaker Nancy Pelosi got her history degree? How is she so sure the genocide happened? Has she read the hundreds of books that contradict each other and have different perspectives on the events of 1915?
Has she analyzed or read any official US documents from the United States NARA archives, such as "US Archives NARA, T 1192 R2. 860J.01-395" that says 625,000 Armenians survived by 1921, completely contradicting the Armenian Genocide resolutions that claim 1,500,000 Armenians were killed in 1915?
The worst part about all this, is the fact that these representatives and senators are using your tax money to waste time on this complex historical and academic debate that has been raging for almost a century.
just because the armenians gave so much donation to the democrated party doesn't mean we should reconize as "genocide"!!!!!! We should look at the facts and determan what the conclusion is which to me its a civil war which happens all over the world today.
we also should look at our allys in the middle east before we start a another conflict ourselves!!!!
We can see this as what it is! Nancy Pelosi is from California, she receives large amounts of "donations" from the Armenian Diaspora.
She refused to meet with the Turkish Foreign Minister which was intentionally callus.
I expect nothing less from a politician who has millions of Armenian voters in her district.
I just think, that there was no Armenian genocide. I not Turk and not Armenian. Also i think, that America simply use some alleged "genocides" against other countries. And Armenian is not only example... After Russian-Georgian war, which unjustly was called "Russian aggression against Georgia" (Saakashvili is just American dog, so USA protect him), American Congress passed resolution about "Holodomor", aka "Ukrainian genocide". But, in 1932-1933 Russians died even more, than Ukrainians, by the time Ukrainians of North Siberia didn't suffered, and Stalin tried to help suffering regions, when he knew all about the famine. I hated USA and earlier, but in 2008 i started to hate this country even more. America is real Empire of Evil! Nowadays Georgia, Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and even Poland are American puppets! How USA dare to accuse other states? Iraq war is not just war, it is occupation!!!
@Falcon, I understand your concern that the American Congress makes claims of genocide all the time due to Ethnic Lobbying (which is essentially legal bribes). The Armenian lobby is one of the strongest in America and their only purpose is to promote the Armenian genocide.
I don't think the Russians ever tried to eliminate Ukranians either, so calling that genocide would be silly. Ukranians are genetically very close to Russians anyway.
However, I disagree with you, as an American, I don't think you should call all Americans evil or the government of America "an Evil empire". The government of America changes all the time. Every time a new party takes over congress, new laws are enacted and different perspectives are protected.
Just because some senators/representatives at the time, talk about genocide, doesn't mean the whole US government feels the same way.
Just remember this: Congress has no right to judge history.
Legislators are suppose to make the law not declare their conclusion on history. I think anyone who has voted for a senator/representative who has introduced or voted on legislation regarding history should never vote for him/her again.
I don't hate all the Americans. I also know about Armenian and Ukrainian lobby of Canada. Idea of elimination of Ukrainians by Russians, now this idea is known as "Ukrainian Famine Genocide", were firstly said by Ukrainian nationalist organizations of Canada. Why Rafael Lemkin believed in Armenian and Ukrainian one-sided lies?
But, and American Democrat are not real democrats...
Why in period of Clinton's ruling USA were bombing Serbia? Of course, Serbs massacred many Bosnians, Croats and Albanians, but and they killed many Serbs. Common civil war... Also i think, that Kosovo is part of Serbia, and Gaaga tribunal is one-sided. I think, USA should refuse from recognition of Kosovo independence. Why and Obama say about "Russian aggression against Georgia"? He supports Georgia, also? Or, Georgians also present in USA government? When USA will remove their army from Afganistan and Iraq?
As a Russian, i love Ukrainian people. Russians and Ukrainians lived in one state for centuries. When life of Ukrainians was the best? When Ukraine was part of Russia!
About Holodomor: i just think this topic is very politicized. Most of states, recognized this tragedy as genocide, have strong Ukrainian lobby (Canada, Australia) or very anti-Russian government (Poland, Baltic states). Poland have very strange position: for the good relations with Ukraine this state even forgot about killing of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists, who sided with Nazist Germany (now these nationalists are heroes in independent Ukraine). Politicians shouldn't debate the history, but they do it. Ukrainian example is even more tragic, than Armenian: Turks and Armenians have different languages and different religions, Russian and Ukrainian languages are near, and Russians, and Ukrainians are Ortodox Christians. Nationalists can make bad relations between two nations, which lived in peace for centuries and can convince people to believe in most uncredible propaganda.