Leading Armenian American groups wrote yesterday to president George W. Bush to call upon him to provide meaningful assistance to the Armenians of Iraq, as part of the current emergency phase of the U.S. post-war aid package to Iraq to alleviate the crisis. As reported by the Armenian National Committee of America, the signatories noted that the Armenian community of more than 30,000 suffered terribly during the war and now, more than two months after the end of major hostilities, remains in a state of crisis. The leadership groups pointed out that the Armenian Church and local community institutions in Iraq, despite their best efforts and the help of Armenians from abroad, find themselves unable to save the day.