Cheney succeeded in preventing vote on so-called genocide…

The resolution was designed to implicitly recognize the so-called genocide while commemorating the anniversary of a United Nations human rights pact. Sources stated that Cheney’s efforts demonstrated Washington’s desire to keep good ties with Turkey and not further unsettle relations, especially in the wake of last weekend’s Sulaimaniya incident. President George W. Bush is currently touring Africa and so was unable to lobby the senators himself.