The Times: Reports on the French negative reaction to the idea held by the President Obama that Turkey should be allowed in to the EU. France can always be a problem for American Presidents, France's main interest is France and the glory that is France. In the case of Turkey elite French opinion is that Turkey would have to turn in to Las Vegas of the 1960s version before they could come in to EU. The Obama Administration needs Turkey due to its closeness to Iraq, also its a moderate, democratic, secular Muslim nation. It should be recalled the problems the UK had when it wanted to join the then EEC, it was France that vetoed the idea for years. Thus Turkey and President Obama will have to wait for Turkey to become a member of the EU.
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