George W. Bush Recognizes Armenian Genocide

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George W. Bush, during his presidential campaign in 2000, officially recognized the Armenian Genocide in a letter to Armenian American supporters, emphasizing the need for the United States to acknowledge this atrocity. This recognition aligns with historical promises made by various presidential candidates, including Bush 41 and Bill Clinton, who failed to deliver on similar commitments. The discussion references a 1975 resolution passed by Congress that designated April 24 as a National Day of Remembrance for victims of genocide, particularly those of Armenian descent, questioning its sufficiency as a formal acknowledgment of the genocide.

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Just about every presidential candidate in memory has promised the Armenian Americans recognition of the genocide. Genocide is a word invented to describe the horrifc event which happended to the Armenians (by some Jewish guy between the wars if I recall correctly). The names of the promise breakers include Bush 41, Bill Clinton and GWB. Also similar resolution was passed back in 1984 but Reagan would not sign it.

GEORGE W. BUSH RECOGNIZES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Republican Candidate Calls on Americans to Remember and Acknowledge "Facts and Lessons" of the "Genocidal Campaign" against the Armenians
http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=3
Washington, DC -- In a powerfully worded letter to two of his leading Armenian American supporters, Republican presidential hopeful Texas Governor George Bush acknowledged the Armenian Genocide, called on Americans to join with him in remembering the crime committed against the Armenian people, and pledged as President to ensure that the United States properly recognizes this terrible atrocity, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

...George W. Bush for President
February 19, 2000

Click the link above to read the letter.

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What language would it take to recognize the genocide? Perhaps a Resolution that included the sentence, "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That April 24, 1975, is hereby designated as "National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man", and the President of the United States is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such day as a day of remembrance for all the victims of genocide, especially those of Armenian ancestry who succumbed to the genocide perpetrated in 1915, and in whose memory this date is commemorated by all Armenians and their friends throughout the world."

This was written and passed as a resolution by the House and Senate in 1975. Doesn't this suffice as a proclamation to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide?
 

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