"The House of Representatives foreign affairs committee has approved a non-binding resolution calling the massacre of Armenians nearly a century ago a genocide. The vote was 27 to 21. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, President Bush and senior officials in his administration strongly oppose the measure, saying it will damage relations with Turkey and set back U.S. efforts in Iraq and elsewhere in the region."
The Foreign Affairs committee chairman, Tom Lantos (D-California) had this to say about the resolution:
'"We have to weigh the desire to express our solidarity with the Armenian people and to condemn this historic nightmare through the use of the word genocide against the risk that it could cause young men and women in the uniform of the U.S. armed services to pay an even heavier price than they are now paying."'
http://voanews.com/english/2007-10-10-voa50.cfm
I am stupefied, but unfortunately, not surprised. So Congressman, is it worth the lives of US servicemen to insult an imperfect ally? For what? Political gain? I suspect it is another shameless tactic by your party to undermine the current administration.
Your party won't admit they want to see the US fail in Iraq, so they will attempt to thwart our efforts in the region by proxy.