Reply #7: It's an issue oft brought up, and CA has a large Armenian population.

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from the same article:

On the ABC News program “This Week,” Ms. Pelosi was asked the tough question at the core of the debate: What if forcing a vote on the resolution were to endanger the security of American troops in Iraq?

“Some of the things that are harmful to our troops relate to values — Abu Ghraib, Guantánamo, torture,” said Ms. Pelosi, whose San Francisco district includes thousands of Armenian-Americans. “Our troops are well-served when we declare who we are as a country and increase the respect people have for us as a nation.”

Pointing to a 20-year history of votes on the Armenian matter being deferred by war or geopolitical considerations, she said, “There’s never been a good time.”

Ms. Pelosi made other points: President Ronald Reagan had referred to the killings as genocide; aging Armenian survivors will soon be dead; and 23 other countries have declared the killings genocide.