Screw Turkey. Have you forgotten how they did us at the beginning of the Iraq war? Screw 'em...twice.
How was Turkey any different from France or Germany in that respect? The Turkish government wanted to allow US troops, but the elected legislature vetoed the plan. That's the way decisions should be made, whether we agree with them or not. The fact is, even though it is sometimes at odds with the United States, Turkey is a bulwark of freedom and stability in an unstable and unfree region. It is an ally of Israel and a modern democracy. To exclude Turkey from the EU is to send the message that Turkey can go to hell, that Europe doesn't care about it, which is exactly what the crazy Islamists tell the Turks the West thinks about them.
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PB, your "us" is America while I do believe that the "us" for you, alterkaker is not. And, AK, in an earlier post you called Turkey a pluralistic society....99.8% muslim and laws against even giving away bibles is pluralistic? Your Israeli slip is showing.