halil wrote:Diplomatic sources said the efforts to have the U.S. Congress recognize the Armenian claims regarding the 1915 incidents were not discussed in the meeting. Analysts say the planned visit of Obama just ahead of the presidential statement regarding the 1915 incidents signal that the new president will refrain from labeling the incidents as “genocide.”
In my view, this is already a done. There are more than 60 votes in the senate to pass this bill, even if Obama wants to be seen as staying on the sidelines. Somehow, I do not think speaker of the house, Nancy Pelosi will allow Obama to veto this bill when it comes up. A 60+ votes in the senate, Obama does not even need to pretend to be vetoing the Armenian Bill. This bill would have passed even under Bush last year, because there are many Republicans who will also vote for the bill. I believe it will pass by 80+ votes.!
