Any port in a storm: or more odd reasons for forgetting the Armenians again.

Amidst suggestions that Nancy Pelosi will in fact put the Armenian Genocide resolution in her pocket, it’s been quite something to see so many self-styled liberals shake their heads and mutter that, you know, while we feel for the poor Armenians – and please, don’t for a moment doubt the seriousness of our compassion – that feeling does extend to doing anything other than cave to Turkey’ desire to muddy historical waters that are plenty clear enough (and have been for 90 years) to most reasonable observers. Still, it must be reassuring to be told, We’d like to help, we really would, but it’s just too difficult.

For some reason the Washington Post has run a number of pieces taking this brave stand. Something should be done for the Armenians but nothing should be done that might mean anything, even on a symbolic level.

Daniel Larison knows much more about Ottoman history than I do and he dismantles