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Is it Turkey?
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Yes.
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Do you have an idea why France and Germany would be the stonger oppenents of Turkey's entry?
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Because they (Turks) are muslims.
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Do you really think it's a matter of being muslims
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Yes.
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- or maybe - I say maybe - something else?
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No.
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Do you have an idea what will happen in those countries if Turkey were to be admitted in the present circumstances?
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What?
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Fine. But don't complain about Turkey's lack of willingness to play by EU "rules" when you have Brits doing same.
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No, they're not. As things stand right now, Turkey will be part of the EU long before Albania does.
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If either of them ever gets in.
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Albania - one of the most backward countries of Europe - will also be admitted once they fullfil the economic/political requirements.
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Dubt it.
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Turrkey is a relatively moderative muslim country.
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But still muslim.
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As long as they remain as such there's no reason why they couldn't be part of Europe.
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So why are they not in yet?
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If you think there's no problem at all with radical muslim states lets admit Iran and Syria into the European Union and see what happens. They're in Europe aren't they?
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No, they aren't.
And BTW, Syria isn't radical muslim state. Dictatorship yes, radical islmaic no. Remember Hama?
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What about it? There are instances of human right abuses in every civilised country in the world.
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But that doesn't prevent them from entering EU.
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What about the US? Do you mean that is an excuse for not getting Turkey into the EU?
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What about US and how does US affect Turkish entry in EU?
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and by the way, are you aware that the process of admitting Turkey in the EU is under way?
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Are you aware that this process is going on for some 20 years? Lest we forget.
