Turkey recalled its ambassador to the United States in response to a House resolution that uses the word "genocide" in reference to what it calls the Turkish massacre of Armenians during World War I, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs passed the measure 27-21 Wednesday, even though President Bush and key administration figures lobbied hard against it. The full House is expected to vote on it, possibly Friday.
Is there really a point to call out Turkey for genocide that happened almost 100 years ago? That's only going to piss people off and Turkey has been more or less a decent ally in recent times.
It would be like if England or France called us for slavery that happened in the 1700s-1800s. None of us alive were responsible for it, therefore, why should we be condemned for it?
Sometimes I wonder what the hell Congress is up to when they come up with these stupid resolutions. We have more important things to worry about then something that happened a century ago and involved no one who's alive today.
Travis
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