[dennisw]

It seems to me that many of those who want to use this commemoration as an occasion to shove it in the face of Turkey's leaders (none of whom had anything to do with it), also want to stick a finger in the eye of Muslims. Is that about right?

Correct. This was a Jihadist genocide by the Turks. 400,000 Greeks and 1.5 million Armenians were slaughtered by Muslims

Islam = Jihad

[SJackson]

It seems to me that many of those who want to use this commemoration as an occasion to shove it in the face of Turkey's leaders (none of whom had anything to do with it), also want to stick a finger in the eye of Muslims. Is that about right?... Correct. This was a Jihadist genocide by the Turks. 400,000 Greeks and 1.5 million Armenians were slaughtered by Muslims

The Armenians were subjected to a genocidal campaign that defies comprehension and commands all decent people to remember and acknowledge the facts and lessons of an awful crime in a century of bloody crimes against humanity. If elected President, I would ensure that our nation properly recognizes the tragic suffering of the Armenian people.
Candidate George W. Bush

GWB would appear to be with dennisw on this on. At least during campaign season, when pandering for ethnic votes. Kind of a Jerusalem Embassy thing.