[eleni121]

Jeff Jacoby gets it...but many here do not.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2007/08/21/truth_and_the_armenian_genocide/

[WilliamofCarmichael]

I've posted (via replies) some pretty convincing material that German personnel assigned to the Ottoman Turk army participated both actively and passively in the genocide.

In fact some of them went on to key positions in Hitler's criminal government.

Do you have an opinion about Germany vis-a-vis the Armenian genocide?

The most convincing material is in Vahakn N. Dadrian's book, 'German Responsibility in the Armenian Genocide: A Review of the Historical Evidence of German Complicity'.

[jrooney]

I will also add, most of our resupply lines run through Turkey. These valuable supplies our troops need to protect themselves, secure Iraq and defeat al Qaeda. Pelosi knows this and that is why they are trying to bring this condemnation now, so they can sour our relationship with Turkey and have Turkey cut off our supply route, thus hampering our war effort. YOU CAN NOT FIGURE THAT OUT? It appears to me, you do not care about our troops or winning the war in Iraq. This puts you in the same camp as Pelosi and Reid. Nice threesome you are.

[G8 Diplomat]

I'm not saying what the Turks did wasn't genocide--it obviously was--but why wasn't it condemned as so 90 years ago? Congress clearly never cared to do so, otherwise this would have been over and done with decades ago. Turkey is valuble to have on our side in the WOT, and it is wise not to upset them at the moment (that can be done later). The fact that Congress brought up this bill at this time is an obvious attempt to screw things over for the military. However, the Turks are being typically oversensitive, as Muslims always are, and it's a shame they won't cooperate here. But it's also a shame the Dems have chosen to upset a delicate balance at such a critical time. Are the lives of our soldiers now worth putting at a greater risk for the sake of something that happened nearly a century ago? We know what the Turks did was genocide, but publicly proclaiming it right now at a bad time is not a good idea. Wait until the war's over and then do it. It will take awhile, but it's for the good of our military at the time being.