US House OKs recognition of Armenian Genocide?

Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group." There are still Armenians around...hence there wasn't a genocide. How can you recognize something that didn't happen? You want to say a tradegy in Armenian history where hundreds of thousands possibly died...ok. But to call it a genocide when it wasn't? Now that's asking for more pity. Anyone wanna care to explain how the US government or the idiots on the House decided on this? I mean...a tradegy yes...genocide? NO!!!