Washington Genocide Vote

Many House members from both sides have begun to withdraw their support from a resolution that would condemn the mass killings of nearly a century ago in Turkey as genocide. The Turkish government has lobbied strongly against this symbolic resolution from the time of its proposal. The diminishing support for this bill is largely attributed to the fears that many House members have about the potential Turkish decision to deny American access to critical military facilities in Turkey. The Bush administration has warned that this proposal could cause harm to the American war effort in Iraq and have encouraged House Republicans to not support this measure.