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 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l