Resolution Revives Nearly Century-Old Debate
Tensions continue to rise between Turkey and the U.S. over a resolution approved by a House panel last week that accuses the Turkish government of genocide in connection with the killing of more than 1 million Armenians in World War I.
Belinda Cooper, senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, talks with Melissa Block.
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