"Explaining the fate of the 'genocide resolution' Monday, November 12, 2007
David MERAHN
The past few weeks have shown a dramatic turn around in one of the most contentious issues facing American-Turkish relations: the so-called Armenian Genocide resolution. After the Oct. 10 vote in the Committee of Foreign Affairs, it looked like the resolution was on a path towards a general vote in the House of Representatives. Turkish officials were outraged, and sympathetic Americans railed against the measure on the floor of Congress. Then, all of a sudden, the resolution found its support decreasing, as many Representatives, including co-sponsors began to drop out. From outside Congress, this seemed like a dramatic and sudden turn around. The media seemed to lack a cohesive explanation, and other stories, mostly surrounding Turkey's southern border, distracted from the issue. "MExplaining the fate of the 'genocide resolution' - Turkish Daily News Nov 12, 2007
