Chuck Hagel Has an Armenian Problem

            Hagel was a senator from Nebraska who criticizes the recognition of the Armenian genocide.  He says that what happened in the year 1915 should just be left alone.  Only historians should be the one to decide what happened and why.  People need to move forward and there should be peace between Armenian and Turkey.  Armenian-American leaders saw these comments as insensitive. The Armenian National Committee of America believes that this is an opportunity to whitewash the genocide. 

            Knowing that the Armenian genocide is a big part of the Armenian culture, people should understand that many traditions were changed due to it.  The music Armenians listened to or the way they spoke was changed in order to escape the killings of the Turkish people.  This issue shapes up the main topic of this blog and how it came to be.

            If a senator of a state doesn't decide to recognize the Armenian genocide, then how are any Americans supposed to recognize it.  The American people look up to their leaders and Hagel is doing a bad job at setting a good example.

 

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