ArmRadio – Public Radio, Armenia
Oct 12 2007
63% of respondents say the US should recognize the Armenian Genocide
12.10.2007 15:40
The majority of respondents of the online poll initiated by MSNBC
webpage said the United States should recognize the Armenian
Genocide. Asked whether the US should recognize the World War I-era
killing of Armenians as genocide, 63 percent of the respondents gave
a positive answer. About 28 thousand people participated in the
survey. `Yes. Many scholars agree that the Ottoman Turks
systematically killed up to 1.5 million Armenians. Other countries
have recognized this as genocide. The US should do the same.’
Only 30% of the respondents said `No. Historians continue to debate
whether the deaths were genocide. Besides, Turkey is too important an
ally to alienate when the US has troops in the Middle East. 6.5 %
said they are not sure. About 28 thousand people participated in the
survey.
Those who wish can participate in the survey at
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