printThe Europeans have qualms about admitting a Muslim country into a European Union. Obama, like Bush before him, wants to admit the entire world into the US–and expects Europeans to, similarly, advance an all-inclusive EU.
“Mr Sarkozy, a long-standing opponent of full membership for Turkey, rebuffed the US leader in language that seemed to sour the revival of Franco-US relations. …the French President warned his US counterpart yesterday to keep his nose out of the issue of Turkey’s membership of the European Union.”
More details from the Times:
“Mr Sarkozy said in an interview on French television. ‘I have always been opposed to this entry and I remain opposed,’ he added.”
“His comments laid bare the continuing EU split over Turkish membership, with France and Austria openly opposed and deep reservations in Germany and the Netherlands. Turkey would become the most populous EU country and Germany in particular is said to have concerns about the shift in power that this would cause, with the largest number of MEPs coming from Turkey, along with strong voting rights in European Council decisions.”
Imagine that? As awful as the EU is, even it, occasionally, acts in the national interest, while the US never does, concerning itself with political correctness and eternal posturing about a fictitious fraternity of mankind.
Too bad Sarkozy can’t really do the US a favor and kick America out of NATO! Power should be left in the hand of the people, then local government (perhaps for roads, fire protection, punishing rapists… ), and very very little for national and super-national governments. If Belgium and Turkey want to have free trade, fine by me. What the hell is it our Messiah’s business. I hate to state this but the power-hungry US government is nowadays the biggest enemy of freedom in the world today – sure, Obama is more evil but even in their best year, the b–tard and his followers were good for a few thousand deaths per year (a few million people walking 30 minutes every other day would reduce deaths by that amount). The Bush-Obama Welfare-Warfare Empire threatens the liberty, sovereignty, and finances of the entire world and for what – “protecting” us from dope smokers, Global Warming, Red Chinese fighter jets, and Jose Padilla?
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