Yup, looks like the EU is going to freeze out Turkey much to their detriment. I think the Turks would make a good addition to the EU and it's basically France standing in their way. What's wrong with a militarily powerful, Islamic nation that is actually on your side.
Plus they are close to the trouble spots and are thus affected by things going down in that region. So they would be able to exert pressure on Iran and Syria with the EU backing them up. So the EU can be a serious player on events in the region with the Turks acting as self-interested agents. It would certainly tweak American noses if the EU could wring concessions out of Iran and bring them back in from the cold. And I think the Turks could be key to it.
I guess they fear cheap Turkish labor flooding in and taking benefits from their nanny states. Well, maybe it's time for them to start cutting off the spigot when it comes to public assistance and giveaways. But you know that isn't going to happen.
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