US President Barack Obama didn't call it the "genocide" in English. He opted to use the Armenian word for genocide. Now both the Turks and the Armenians are angry at him, but I consider Obama's wording as a diplomatic success for Turkey, because -in the end- he chose to break his promise. Long ago, I had written about my position on this issue.
G-word is a detail that we all overestimate. All of us -including Obama- should see something: Today, the real problem is the hateful hearts of the Armenian lobby. They raise their children to hate -or fear- the Turks. The following photo was taken in Yerevan on 24th April, as an example of annual ritual of burning Turkish flags.
Turkey already shows that it can get over the history of enmity. There are thousands of Armenian workers in today's Turkey and the Turkish government has been tolerating their illegal presence because of humanitarian reasons. Moreover, the Armenian population in Turkey is not discriminated. But may I travel in Armenia without worrying about my life? No.
How can you make peace with such people? How can you talk to jerky fanatics like System of a Down? Shouldn't we firstly try to stop the traditional hate-speech which poisons the Armenian youth?
The Turks forget easily, but the Armenians can't and this has to be solved, it seems.
So, in the next election, at a defining moment, a change should come to Obama. This time, he shouldn't let himself to be kidnapped by the Armenian lobby for sake of some votes. Being more balanced and looking for the future is better for everyone because it will end up the morbid nature of the Armenian national identity.
