PUSH FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL POSTPONED
OverTheLimit.info
Oct 26 2007
Canada
Washington – A congressional resolution which would declare the
Ottoman-era killings of Armenians as genocide was postponed before a
vote could ever take place Thursday. Supporters of the new Armenian
genocide bill dropped their call for a vote on Thursday. Many have been
against this measure including a key NATO ally, Turkey. Many around
the world agree that the killings of Armenians in World War I did take
place but that the designation of genocide was not needed. Turkish
leaders stated that if the vote went through they would cut off
U.S. access to key bases needed in Iraq. The Bush administration, in
hopes of getting on the good side of Turkey to stop them from invading
Iraq and attacking Kurdish rebels, also opposed the bill. Secretary
of State Condoleezza Rice told the House committee Thursday that if
this bill were passed it would put forth a huge set of consequences
in Iraq. The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the resolution
earlier in the month. The sponsors of the bill though have agreed
not to push a vote. This does not mean that it could not come back
as it is not yet off the table indefinitely.