tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357620132379563790.post3038602898958410518..comments2023-04-13T17:09:27.720+01:00Comments on Englands Freedome, Souldiers Rights: Cameron - a trEU believerTrooper Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01505221473081871071noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357620132379563790.post-62098528527864211842010-07-28T19:18:12.878+01:002010-07-28T19:18:12.878+01:00"As a Europhobe, you should hope Turkey DOES ..."As a Europhobe, you should hope Turkey DOES join. Morocco and Tunisia too."<br /><br />On what basis? That it brings the 'inevitable' collapse that much closer? I don't favour such reasoning, it has a poor track record. <br /><br />"If Turkey joins, the EU ceases to be 'European' and less of a 'union', more a trade pact -and certainly more unwieldy/ineffective."<br /><br />The EU has all the power it needs now, thanks to Lisbon. All the negative aspects of Bismarkian statism will grow. Cameron may well mean little by his words in Turkey, but he is showing himself utterly untrustworthy in dealing with the EU. Besides, that's not the biggest deal, that is what he's saying about Iran and Pakistan. He seems to think he's one of the big boys now, and just as eager as Blair to spill foreign blood.Trooper Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505221473081871071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357620132379563790.post-7788896009199582662010-07-28T14:58:49.557+01:002010-07-28T14:58:49.557+01:00two things about Cameron's call for Turkey'...two things about Cameron's call for Turkey's membership:<br /><br />1) He's on a sales mission and is saying exactly what Erdogan wants to hear.<br /><br />and more importantly, 2) it is exactly what France and Germany don't want to hear. <br /><br />Britain has always supprted Eu expansion because it dilutes the power of the core Franco-German alliance. It is a continuation of the classic 'balance of power' principle, which has led British foreign policy in Europe for 200 years. <br /><br />Cameron's speech may sound pro-EU. In fact, it is the opposite. Turkey is the Trojan horse. If Turkey joins, the EU ceases to be 'European' and less of a 'union', more a trade pact -and certainly more unwieldy/ineffective.<br /><br />I'm more pro- than anti-EU, and I certainly don't want turkey in there. And it's a bit daft to start talking about referendums on the subject. Even skeptics would be scratching their heads at that one.<br /><br />As a Europhobe, you should hope Turkey DOES join. Morocco and Tunisia too. You should be cheering Cameron to the rafters. I groaned inwardly when I heard him banging on.cisbionoreply@blogger.com