The bottom line is this: even though he says his views haven't changed and yes, his previous views did clearly articulate his acknowledgment of the genocide, his campaign promise was that as President he would acknowledge the Armenian genocide. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Fair narrative of Obama's slight alteration of his assessment of the Armenian disaster during World War I. Obama sees it as in the best interests of the US to employ a different characterization of the matter.
Obama is right, and this in no way suggests the calamity was any lesser than it was. We should remember Turkey very nearly ceased to exist in the wake of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
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