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2005-06-28 Europe

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Posted by Fred 2005-06-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 According your countrymen, Nicky, it shouldn't even include France.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-06-28 00:08|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-06-28 00:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Rest of the EU: Who cut the cheese?

Posted by Dominique Vilepain">Dominique Vilepain 2005-06-28 00:18|| 2005-06-28 00:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Tut-tut, those silly French. First they let six million muslims into the country to fill all those job vacancies for doctors, engineers and computer programmers, and then they suddenly change their minds! Talk about fickle!

Posted by Paristan">Paristan 2005-06-28 00:25|| 2005-06-28 00:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Dear Turkey:

In American slang, this is called "getting screwed without getting kissed". Believing Phrawnce when they promised you that monkey-wrenching the US plan for a 2-front assault into Iraq was a reeeeeeally bad move. Pity we can't do a TAFTA (Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area) arrangement with you, either.

It's been real,
The U.S.A.

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2005-06-28 00:42|| 2005-06-28 00:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Aaarrggh...meant to say "monkey-wrenching the US plan for a 2-front assault into Iraq would grease the skids for your EU app..."

"Now Ricky, write on the blackboard 100 times: Preview is my friend. Preview is my friend. Preview is my friend..."

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2005-06-28 00:45|| 2005-06-28 00:45|| Front Page Top

#6 a clear swipe at Turkey's efforts to join the bloc

...and not only at Turkey, but Ukraine and Poland (indirectly) too.

Hint: it may not be that phone-book-of-a-constitution, or even EU expansion, that is the problem with Europe today. It may be your, um, social model. Look into it. It might be worth it for you.

Posted by Rafael 2005-06-28 00:54|| 2005-06-28 00:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Hey Turkey, see how France rewards you for stabbing the US in the back? So, how is that whole EU thing working out?

Posted by DMFD 2005-06-28 07:05|| 2005-06-28 07:05|| Front Page Top

#8 Heh, this is just sooo entertaining. Erdogan says that they won't accept any new conditions for EU membership, and the Phrogs just come right out and say that adding to the membership should be halted outright.

Your move, Mr. Erdogan.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-06-28 11:03|| 2005-06-28 11:03|| Front Page Top

#9 Funny how fast the French can make a thing ugly, I mean really ugly ... it's their gift to the world I suppose. Can't have the european empire of Napoleon through diplomacy so off they go throwing fits and issuing thinly veiled slurs at their formerly beloved minions to be.

Posted by HoratioNelson 2005-06-28 11:44|| 2005-06-28 11:44|| Front Page Top

#10 Hey, Erdogan: we sure do like those Kurds and they sure do like us. Good luck with the EU thingy.

Posted by Matt 2005-06-28 13:41|| 2005-06-28 13:41|| Front Page Top

#11 If EU Enlargement lasts for more then four hours do you have to call a doctor?

Posted by tu3031 2005-06-28 15:45|| 2005-06-28 15:45|| Front Page Top

#12 tu3031, ROFLOL!

Ricky bin Ricardo nailed it, also--so much for Turkey rolling over for France and doing their bidding during OIF, thereby putting the second knife wound into the back of their bestest ally and friend, the USA.
Was it worth it, Erdogan?
Uh, NON.

Posted by Jennie Taliaferro">Jennie Taliaferro 2005-06-28 15:49|| http://www.greatestjeneration.com]">[http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2005-06-28 15:49|| Front Page Top

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