President Joe Biden on Saturday issued the document Armenian Americans have pursued for decades: a declaration that the Ottoman Empire’s slaughter of an estimated 1.5 million Armenian civilians was genocide.
It’s a deceptively simple action, carrying no force of law. Yet it’s a bold move for Biden, who has gone beyond what any American president has ever been willing to do. Until now, presidents have declined to formally apply the term “genocide” for fear of sparking a backlash from Turkey, which vigorously denies it. According to the Turkish account, World War I-era violence between Muslim Ottomans and Christian Armenians led to large casualties on both sides. According to most historians, however, the evidence is clear the Turks engaged in a years-long ethnic cleansing campaign that included forced death marches and mass starvation.
Bloody hell with the Turks. They can’t get over the fact that they’re a second rate power; their imperial “glory days” ended over a century ago, with mass murder they think we invented. But don’t worry, they can still slap around their women. Until the women strike back, that is.
Andylit Premium Member about 3 years ago
The ONLY thing Biden has done right.
briangj2 about 3 years ago
President Joe Biden on Saturday issued the document Armenian Americans have pursued for decades: a declaration that the Ottoman Empire’s slaughter of an estimated 1.5 million Armenian civilians was genocide.
It’s a deceptively simple action, carrying no force of law. Yet it’s a bold move for Biden, who has gone beyond what any American president has ever been willing to do. Until now, presidents have declined to formally apply the term “genocide” for fear of sparking a backlash from Turkey, which vigorously denies it. According to the Turkish account, World War I-era violence between Muslim Ottomans and Christian Armenians led to large casualties on both sides. According to most historians, however, the evidence is clear the Turks engaged in a years-long ethnic cleansing campaign that included forced death marches and mass starvation.
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scote1379 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Just goes to show that Joe has a pair , about time a President does this on this issue !
Michael G. about 3 years ago
Bloody hell with the Turks. They can’t get over the fact that they’re a second rate power; their imperial “glory days” ended over a century ago, with mass murder they think we invented. But don’t worry, they can still slap around their women. Until the women strike back, that is.