"Heaven forbid that the United States should do something morally correct, like acknowledge the Genocide of the Armenians by the Turks. Twenty-four countries have done so," South Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper reports.

"Would you give "deepest sympathy" to the Jews or the people of Darfur for their tragedies? The Turkish government is not our friend or ally. It blackmails us for money, or, in this case, policy, for the right to use bases in their country. Why can't the U.S. government stand strong for once?" the article says.