Europe not happy with Obama
Der Spiegel tells what the American MSM probably isn't telling: that Obama's trip to Europe wasn't so great at all. This is also because he called for admitting Turkey to the EU (H/T: Hot Air):
But I wouldn't fully trust Germany on this. I suspect that because Turkey is closer, that's why they have more of a problem with them and less of a problem with Iran or the PLO.
Update: France's foreign minister has said no to Obama's call for Turkey to be admitted to EU (Hat tip: Jihad Watch).
Others on the subject include Right Wing News, The Lonely Conservative, Pirates' Cove, Northern Thoughts and Reflections, Fire Andrea Mitchell.
US President Barack Obama says Turkey’s future is in the European Union. Not everyone agrees. Numerous politicians in Germany have gone on the attack, and even French President Sarkozy is unimpressed. Turkey’s role at the NATO summit has soured the mood. [...]It's good to see that European countries are becoming concerned about Obama, because he really is as irresponsible as can be.
Now that Obama is in Turkey, however, some political camps — particularly in Germany — have discovered the political efficacy of Obama bashing. While in Ankara, Obama reiterated his support for Turkish membership in the European Union, a position he first voiced on Sunday in Prague. That doesn’t sit well with some.
“Turkey is bound to Europe by more than bridges over the Bosporus,” Obama told the Turkish parliament on Monday. “Centuries of shared history, culture and commerce bring you together. And Turkish membership would broaden and strengthen Europe’s foundation once more.”
It is a sentiment not universally shared in Europe. On Monday, a number of politicians, particularly in Germany, went on the offensive. “It is a meddling in the internal affairs of Europe,” Bernd Posselt, a member of the European Parliament from Bavarian’s conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), blustered in an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE. “The EU is not Obama’s plaything. … He should accept Turkey as America’s 51st state instead,” he continued. [...]
Indeed, Sarkozy was quick to reject Obama’s support for Turkish EU membership. Speaking after the US president said in Prague on Sunday that membership for Turkey would “ensure we continue to anchor Turkey firmly in Europe,” Sarkozy said: “I have been working hand in hand with President Obama, but when it comes to the European Union it is up to member states … to decide.”
But I wouldn't fully trust Germany on this. I suspect that because Turkey is closer, that's why they have more of a problem with them and less of a problem with Iran or the PLO.
Update: France's foreign minister has said no to Obama's call for Turkey to be admitted to EU (Hat tip: Jihad Watch).
Others on the subject include Right Wing News, The Lonely Conservative, Pirates' Cove, Northern Thoughts and Reflections, Fire Andrea Mitchell.
Labels: Europe, France, germany, turkey, United States
