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Ron Paul opposes any recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and his excuses are even sillier than his excuses for voting against the impeachment of Cheney.

Paul has never voted to support Armenians, as can be seen from his record here.


In a YouTube video, Paul says recognition will cause ”chaos.” Of course, it is Turkish arrogance that causes this “chaos,” but Paul blames Armenians – the victims – thus allowing Turkey to have a veto over the USA. In that same video, he says recognition would be “unconstitutional” (excuse me?) and asks why we should pay attention to something that happened “almost a hundred years ago.”


(So why can't we forget the Jewish holocaust hoax, which allegedly happened over sixty years ago?)


Ron Paul calls himself “anti-war,” yet he opposes Genocide recognition, perhaps fearing it will hamper Bush’s genocide against Iraq. Paul thinks recognition will cause Turkey to close the U.S. airbase at Incirlik, which is nonsense, since – according to Ron Paul himself -- the USA pays Turkey billions a year for this airbase. Will the Turks throw that away? Of course not.


Genocide recognition involves no money to Armenia, and no new American laws, treaties, agreements, or obligations. Nor will it affect U.S. policy toward Turkey. Why does Paul oppose it? His excuses don’t wash. My guess is that lobbyist Robert L. Livingston got to him. (More on this below.)