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Obama Backs Turkey EU Accession [Gets Butt-Kicked by Sarkozy & Merkel: "Its To The EU"]
BBC News ^ | April 05, 2009

Posted on 04/05/2009 2:47:13 PM PDT by Steelfish

Obama backs Turkey EU accession

Mr Obama said Western nations should engage with the Muslim world US President Barack Obama has arrived in Turkey on a two-day visit, after giving his support to Ankara's efforts to join the European Union.

He said Turkey's accession to the EU would send an important signal to the Muslim world and firmly anchor the country in Europe.

But French President Nicolas Sarkozy said it was up to the EU itself to decide who joined the bloc.

Correspondents say security is extremely tight for Mr Obama's visit. Snipers and riot police have been deployed and military aircraft are patrolling a no-fly zone over Ankara, AP news agency reported.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoeu; bhovisit; eu; france; merkel; sarkozy; turkey
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To: keats5

Quite right. Turkey did not allow the 4th ID to cross in from their land in the effort to topple another Hussein. This president is a damn sell-out. Waiting for his term to end will cause cardiac arrests for many.


21 posted on 04/05/2009 4:05:05 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: WashingtonSource
THIS IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ISSUE!!!!!!!!!

The Germans under Schroeder promised Turkey support for EU membership IF they do not allow us access to their territory to open a northern front. The Schroeder government in 2002 picked an anti-war course to salvage the elections and they sabotaged us within NATO, the UN, Europe and in reference Turkey. At every turn, the Germans and French at the time were trying to screw us, putting the lives of American troops at risk and costing the US billions. We already had ships unload and troops on the ground with an agreement in place when the Germans threw EU membership on the table and the Turks backed out of their deal with us.

Of course Schroeder is gone now and the more Conservative Merkel and CDU/CSU/FDP is opposed to this idea.

However, as far as we should be concerned, absolutely! Politically support Turkey entering the EU!

22 posted on 04/05/2009 4:09:23 PM PDT by Red6
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To: Steelfish

Look at this as payback.

We should support Turkey entering the EU. Otherwise you had them screw us and not reap the seeds they sowed in 2002-2003.


23 posted on 04/05/2009 4:11:32 PM PDT by Red6
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To: Venturer

Ya think?

I shake my head over the people that voted for him and the demise out our wonderful country.

We may have to fight to take it back.


24 posted on 04/05/2009 4:13:17 PM PDT by Shyla
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To: Steelfish
Obama Turkey backs Turkey

Fixed it.
25 posted on 04/05/2009 4:20:54 PM PDT by TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl
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To: Steelfish

There is no threat to him in a Muslim Country — he is one of them from the way it looks.


26 posted on 04/05/2009 4:23:16 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( BOOMER SOONER! Mary Fallin for OK Governor in 2010! Vote Gary for OK GOP Chair)
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To: PhiKapMom

Obama has the foreign policy of a Miss Universe candidate.
He’s for “world peace”..”nuclear free”...”one world”.
Ain’t that sweet.


27 posted on 04/05/2009 4:30:02 PM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: Steelfish

Zero is looking more foolisher and foolisher as time goes by.


28 posted on 04/05/2009 4:40:57 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (I'll miss President Bush greatly! Palin in 2012!)
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To: Kansas58

It appears that the LIBERAL education system is fully functional...it has given us an IDIOT for a president...even though he was born in Kenya!

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!


29 posted on 04/05/2009 4:57:34 PM PDT by retired9941
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To: Steelfish

Mr Obama said Western nations should engage with the Muslim world

The idiot does not even realize that the muslim nations are engaged with the Western Nations.They are engaged in a War to destroy western Civilization.


30 posted on 04/05/2009 5:29:15 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Coming to You From the Front Lines of Occupied America)
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To: Steelfish

I bet the European are just now beginning to realize that Obama believes he deserves to dictate to them everything about the EU including when to go to the bathroom (arrogance Bush never had).


31 posted on 04/05/2009 6:43:14 PM PDT by rod1
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To: Steelfish
Clearly, obama believes Louis Farrakhan: Barack Obama Is "The Messiah" and is acting accordingly.
32 posted on 04/05/2009 7:03:19 PM PDT by GBA
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