But the Secretary of Defense again. and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. reiterated the possible impact of such a resolution. were it to be passed. upon our operating forces. both in Iraq and in Afghanistan. Mr. President. it is my intent to oppose the nonbinding resolution. passed by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. that states that the deportation of nearly 2 million Armenians from the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923. resulted in the deaths of 1.5 million of them. amounted to genocide. While I deplore the killings of Armenians 92 years ago by the Ottoman Empire. I urge my colleagues to consider the grave consequences this may have on United StatesTurkish relations and on interests of the United States in Europe and the Middle East.
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