It isn't even really about having allies anymore, its about becoming THE world power and making everyone do as you say. We need to accept the fact that we aren't ever going to get along with everyone and that we need to at least try. What happened hundreds of years ago that we did to the Native Americans and to the black population was wrong, but the typical excuse that the government is using is that "everyone else was doing it, so we had every right to do so also" but, then the old phrase of "if he jumped off a cliff would you?" comes back. We do need to forget about what happened to them, and we need to start looking at the perspective of the Iraqians and everyone we decide to invade. Their perspective could be that we are just trying to take their oil, and they could be attacking because they want us out of their land. They have a democracy set up, they have leaders, what else do we need to do for them?

Alex, Orlando, USA

I am astonished to see people labeling genocide as irrelevant. If we begin to think in this way, as human beings, we lose all sense of morality. The more the United States continues to deny calling the massacres of more than 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish government a genocide, the issue is going to gain more and more relevance and disturb other “more relevant” issues.

Taleen, Los Angeles, USA

Turks are not against Kurds or Armenians. We are against betrayers. No matter what their ethics are. We have been living togather for many years. Turgut Ozal was a prime minister of Turkey. Abdul Kadir Aksu was a Minister of Internal Affairs... The common point of all is their being Kurds. Mesrob II Mutafyan has tatoo his left arm Turkish Flag. Moreover, First Prime Minister of the Independent Armenian Republic, Hovhannes Katchaznouni has accepted the Armenian Genocide’ is a huge lie and explains the truths that Turkey has been insisting for years in details. (The Manifesto of Hovhannes Katchaznouni-The abridged pamphlet Translated from the Original by Matthew A. Callender-Edited by John Roy Carlson (Arthur A. Derounian)-Published by the Armenian Information Service Suite)

Asala is called as a freedom fighters by France until 4 of their citizens were killed on a attack on Paris Orly Airport in 15.07.1983. Although PKK has been accepted as an terrorist group Syria, Greece and so many Eurpea politicians has continued supporting them until A.Ocalan had caught. Ladin used to be heplfull warrior of USA against Russia Why terrorisist now?

Why do you still keep on closing you eyes and ears?

Be with sure that no matter which ethics you are or what your nationality is, you will ask for justice when you face unfairness...

EHEYBELI, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

There is no doubt that the Armenian genocide happened; it is an historical fact. There are scholars who are currently looking into the Turkish government archives for historical evidence. See the work of the German academic, Hilmar Kaiser, for in-depth study. So why should we go on denying it ever happened in light of present political and economic ties to Turkey? To suggest that people need to "get over it" or "get a grip" in the name of peace in the present, is a naive and irresponsible notion. There are countless genocides that have taken place since the Armenian one, and up until today these horrific acts against humanity continue. It is the USA's duty to do all in its power in order to recognize this past atrocity -- so that the Armenian people can move on, forgive, and so that other people do not fall victim to innocent deaths with no consequence or recognition.

Paula, Los Angeles, USA

I am astonished to see people labeling genocide as irrelevant. If we begin to think in this way, as human beings, we lose all sense of morality. Unfortunately, the more the United States continues to deny calling the massacres of more than 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish government a genocide, the issue is going to gain more and more relevance and disturb other “more relevant” issues.

Taleen, Los Angeles, USA

Never too late.

The US Government could have heeded to the US Ambassador in Ottoman Turkey and stopped the Genocide then.

Congress is now doing the right thing debating the Resolution to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

dad, Baltimore, USA

I do not accept Turkey's right to exist in Anatolia and I think that they should go back to Central Asia. However that asides I don't think that the west is guilty of double standards. The US didn't exterminate the native Americans wholesale like what went on in the Ottoman Empire, but they did bring diseases, massacres & ethnic clensing. However the Turks committed genocide by wiping out a highly advanced civilization - a civilization that was far more sophisticated than there own. Whereas for the native population of the America's it was only a matter of time until they eventually came into conflict with a European society.

Given that the Kurds are also an ancient civilization & that most of the people in South-East Turkey are Kurds who want independance & who were independant before the Turks arrived there. Isn't about time the the Turks left Kurdistan?

I hear that the casualties sustained by the Turkish army in occupied Kurditan were all military, so how can that be terrorism?

Chris, London, UK

Thank god the United States Congress has come to it senses it would have been an act of pure folly to go through with this motion.

D Case, Newquay,

Would any of the U.S. politicians care to discuss the U.S. government's genocidal campaign against Native Americans or its history of slavery and racism? Do you guys lie awake at night coming up with ways to waste my tax dollars on counterproductive measures that will accomplish nothing but the destruction of our current relationships with current governments? Turkey is one of the few desperately-needed allies we have in this part of the world. This planet would be a lot more peaceful if everyone would quit digging up centuries-old hatreds and START FROM WHERE WE ARE NOW in an effort to coexist without bludgeoning each other to death physically and verbally. Where would we be if God were as merciless with all of us as we are with each other? Grow up, get a GRIP, quit pointing fingers at each other over things that happened aeons ago, especially when your own country has been guilty of the same thing, and focus your efforts and my money on making this world a better place to live.

Tiffany, St. Louis, USA

It's amazing how when the Western World is under attack, the perpetrators are rightly categorized as “Terrorists”. Yet it is worrying to see that when Turkey is attacked and in excess of 35,000 people including men, woman and children are killed, the perpetrators are labelled as "guerillas", "rebels" or "separatists", in a bid to denote that they have a just cause. My great-grand parents were mercilessly bayoneted to death at their home in Ottoman Erzurum in 1915, by Armenian terrorists, who recognized their plight? Talk about hypocrisy and double standards.

Ibrahim , Australia,

The Turkish Government is right to take the fight to the PKK, to safeguard the lives of Turkish citizens.

Zaheed Hafiz, Mujibnagar,

what the hell is "Kurdish guerillas" ? They are officialy called terrorist organisation by EU.

Erol, Berlin,

So France pushes ahead with the resolution while the US surrenders.

brad, houston, tx

Genocide is heavy term for this. At least 4 million people were killed or forced to die and 7-8 million people were forced to relocate during the WWI in Ottoman land. Some of these were Armenians, Turks, Kurds, Bosnians,Albanians, Macedonians.
If the term Genocide accepted for Ottoman actions to Armenians, than same thing should apply to Armenians to genocide Turks and Kurds , to Greeks to genocide Albanians, Macedonians and Turks, and to Serbians to genocide Bosnians.
Unfortunately, that was a dark time that neighbour killed neighbour, all because of capitalizm wanted to create a new world and control the petrol rich areas.
Last of all, Parlements are not courts, they have no right to judge someone or a country. Their decision would not be valid and considered as only political opinion

Hakan Mendes, Toronto, Canada

The resolution should never have even reached the floor of Congress. It was completely out of place and none of America's business. They've stirred up enough trouble in the world. Why pass a resolution over an event that occurred many years ago and did not even involve the USA.

Wake up Congress and smell the coffee! Spend your time on issues that are much more relevant and current.

Joe Charlaff, Jerusalem, Israel

Part of my family was murdered for nothing more than being Armenian. How dare they deny it when there is documented proof? Cowardly bastards.

Rachel Duvall, London,

Turkish deportation!! Armenian deportation were killed alot of turkih people. we are only the patriot.

nazmi tabur, konya, turkey

Gladstone and the Nonconformist Conscience campaigned against the Armenian massacres, it was well known, and the Turks are trying to bury the truth, rather as the Vatican does with eg its 'infallible' decrees that proved less than infallible later on.
A parliament is not the place to uphold historical truth, but history books are, and this massacre should not be written out of history 'for fear of giving offence', the reverse is true.
Likewise with Koranic texts: they must be openly assessed for their truth and moral value, context, background, strands of thought. Truth must not be created by force or by some mad implentation of 'offence' laws. as is now happening. Hirsi Ali was booted out of Holland for telling the truth, and violence prevailed over her human right to free critical thought.

Aya, Hackney, London UK

I am really bothered by the description of the members of PKK as "guerillas", "rebels" or "separatists". PKK is accepted as a terrorist organization by the US and most of the Western World, and thus, members of a terrorist organization should be called "terrorists", nothing more, nothing less.

Alper Ozturk, Horseheads, NY