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From: Luder Tavit Sahagian <lsahagian@gmail.com>
Subject: WSJ: Robert Morgenthau on the Armenian Genocide
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 21:45:39 -0500
Robert Morgenthau on the Armenian Genocide
I agree with Robert M. Morgenthau's assessment on the need to
recognize this dark chapter in our world's history.
The eternal flame at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex in Yerevan,
Armenia.
The eternal flame at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex in Yerevan,
Armenia. Photo: Getty Images
Feb. 4, 2018 12:12 p.m. ET
As a grandson of survivors of the Armenian genocide, I agree with
Robert M. Morgenthau's assessment on the need to recognize this dark
chapter in our world's history ("Will Trump Tell the Truth About the
Armenian Genocide?," op-ed, Jan. 26). And while his argument that
President Trump has a unique opportunity to undo what his predecessors
failed to do, Armenian-Americans are not holding their breaths. Every
election brings new campaign promises from candidates looking for
money and votes while promising to recognize the Armenian genocide,
but who then succumb to Turkish pressure. What politicians fail to
understand is that this is a human-rights, not a political,
issue. Political expediency should play no role in this
debate. Mr. Morgenthau's grandfather understood that better than
anyone.
If President Trump wants to be on the right side of history, he'd be
wise to follow in another New Yorker's footsteps.
Stephan Pechdimaldji
San Ramon, Calif.
The Armenian genocide was both real and ghastly. That said, no living
Turk participated. Do we predicate our relations with Spain on a mea
culpa from its current government regarding atrocities in South
America, with China regarding the Great Leap Forward, or with Russia
about the Ukrainian Holodomor?
James Rumbaugh
Chicago
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