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ANOTHER PROMISE WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE
By Mark Krikorian
National Review Online
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/296872/another-promise-expiration-date-mark-krikorian
April 24 2012
Today is Armenian Martyrs' Day, to remember those lost in the genocide
that started on this day in 1915. Jake Tapper at ABC notes President
Obama's take:
On the fourth Armenian Remembrance Day of his presidency, President
Obama has for the fourth time in a row broken his promise to the
Armenian community to use the word "genocide" in describing what
happened at the hands of the Turks roughly a century ago.
As a senator, and then as a presidential candidate, Barack Obama often
talked about how bold he was to call the slaughter of an estimated
1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire just what
it was: a genocide.
"America deserves a leader who speaks truthfully about the Armenian
Genocide and responds forcefully to all genocides," he said. "I intend
to be that president." In a January 2008 letter to the Armenian
Reporter, Mr. Obama said he shared "with Armenian Americans - so
many of whom are descended from genocide survivors - a principled
commitment to commemorating and ending genocide. That starts with
acknowledging the tragic instances of genocide in world history."
From: A. Papazian
By Mark Krikorian
National Review Online
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/296872/another-promise-expiration-date-mark-krikorian
April 24 2012
Today is Armenian Martyrs' Day, to remember those lost in the genocide
that started on this day in 1915. Jake Tapper at ABC notes President
Obama's take:
On the fourth Armenian Remembrance Day of his presidency, President
Obama has for the fourth time in a row broken his promise to the
Armenian community to use the word "genocide" in describing what
happened at the hands of the Turks roughly a century ago.
As a senator, and then as a presidential candidate, Barack Obama often
talked about how bold he was to call the slaughter of an estimated
1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire just what
it was: a genocide.
"America deserves a leader who speaks truthfully about the Armenian
Genocide and responds forcefully to all genocides," he said. "I intend
to be that president." In a January 2008 letter to the Armenian
Reporter, Mr. Obama said he shared "with Armenian Americans - so
many of whom are descended from genocide survivors - a principled
commitment to commemorating and ending genocide. That starts with
acknowledging the tragic instances of genocide in world history."
From: A. Papazian