Some Democratic Congressmen Finally Do Something Right...

Several Democrats recently pulled their support of a bill that condemning Turkey for the killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians during World War I. The president of Turkey said in a statement that if the United States passes such a resolution, the political relationship could never be the same again. President Bush put a call into Speaker Pelosi asking that she not bring the bill to a vote, noting that it can only hurt the United States.

Turkey has been a big ally in the War on Iraq, granting us access to their border to transfer needed supplies to our troops from there. Needless to say, if this bill passes, that privilege will most likely be taken away. Even Congressman John Murtha, who has been against the war from the start, doesn't see any sense in the vote. ""From my discussions with our military commanders and foreign policy experts, I believe that this resolution could harm our relations with Turkey and therefore our strategic interests in the region," he said.


While I do not condone the actions of the Turkish government in any way, you have to look at the big picture of the discussion. If the official position of the United States was against the Turkish government to an extent that a resolution needed to be passed, it would have happened well before now.

I think the main thing we need to ask ourselves before making a final decision is, "What will we accomplish by passing a bill against our ally condemning them for something that no one in their present government is responsible for?" If you think the moral obligation is more important than the troops overseas, then maybe we should go ahead and vote. But if you are like me, and you don't understand the logic of the bill, then we should probably leave the situation alone.