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Internationally, twenty-one countries have recognized the tragedy as genocide, as have 32 U.S. states.<ref> see a 2004 statement by the governor of Montana at [http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=542] </ref>. This has been a problem in the Turkish-Armenian relationship, as well as the relationship with Israel, which is a close ally of Turkey, and the U.S., which has a very large an active Armenian population of Armenian descent, and tries to be friends with both Turkey (a NATO ally), and Armenia.
Internationally, twenty-one countries have recognized the tragedy as genocide, as have 32 U.S. states.<ref> see a 2004 statement by the governor of Montana at [http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=542] </ref>. This has been a problem in the Turkish-Armenian relationship, as well as the relationship with Israel, which is a close ally of Turkey, and the U.S., which has a very large an active Armenian population of Armenian descent, and tries to be friends with both Turkey (a NATO ally), and Armenia.
In 2007 a proposal<ref> See text at [http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:hr106ih.txt.pdf]</ref> to denounce the genocide was heatedly debated in the U.S. Congress, with the State Department and White House warning that passage would seriously damage relations between the U.S. and Turkey.
In 2007 a proposal<ref> See text at [http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:hr106ih.txt.pdf]</ref> to denounce the genocide was heatedly debated in the U.S. Congress, with the State Department and White House warning that passage would seriously damage relations between the U.S. and Turkey. the resulution did not pass, and President Obama visited Turkey in 2009 without incident.
==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Adalian, Rouben Paul. "The Armenian Genocide," in William S. Parsons and Israel W. Charny, eds. ''Century of Genocide: Critical Essays and Eyewitness Accounts.'' (2004), ch 2 [http://www.questia.com/read/108313312# online edition]
* Adalian, Rouben Paul. "The Armenian Genocide," in William S. Parsons and Israel W. Charny, eds. ''Century of Genocide: Critical Essays and Eyewitness Accounts.'' (2004), ch 2 [http://www.questia.com/read/108313312# online edition]