“Public hostility to Ankara’s entry to the EU was seen as...”
What’s hostile about saying no?
What about Chicken? Beef?
Sarkozy is a realist. Perhaps he can become a modern-day Charles Martel.
Pretty much sums it up.
Some French Conservatives (they do exist) have criticized Sarkozy for putting non-French in his cabinet.
But he's saying the right things, and even doing some of the right things.
Maybe not Martel, but working on it.
The land belongs in europe however the ottomans who invaded it belong back home in the middle east proper.
When I hear the word turkey, I think of Thanksgiving and roasting one of those self-basting freezer eagles.
What an amazing turnaround in France - from Chirac to Sarkozy. There’s hope for the world!!
I used to be a big fan of Turkey and supporter of its joining the EU - until they stabbed us in the back on Iraq and kept the 4th Infantry Division out of northern Iraq.
Sarkozy is saying, in terms of Europe, what the US must say to Mexico - no North American Union.
And he is right.
I like this guy a lot. Amazing that France elected him. I have newfound respect for them.
Democrats Find Way to Stop War - Get Soldiers Killed
From Sea to Shining Sea | 10/11/07 | Purple Mountains
Posted on 10/11/2007 11:33:06 AM EDT by PurpleMountains
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/1909754/posts
Turkish PM, president push for abolition of headscarf ban
AFP | 07/19/2007
Posted on 09/19/2007 1:11:58 PM EDT by Republicain
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1899041/posts
EU wipes Turkey from the euro map of Europe
Reuters | 09/25/07 | Reuters Staff
Posted on 09/25/2007 5:43:13 PM EDT by Enchante
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902047/posts