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Many speculations were made on why President Obama snubbed the annual US-EU submit; from EU’s the lack of commitment to a possible embargo on Iran,  to lack of commitment to Afghanistan.

Perhaps, all of the assumptions and speculations are in deed correct. Yet, one other reason is being ignored by ever savvy European media; the EU’s  openly practiced discrimination against Turks in Turkey’s accession process, led by France and Germany, mostly due to racial and cultural differences of Turks. In fact, it is widely known in diplomatic circles how President Sarkozy snubbed President Obama last year, when latter urged Sarkozy to support Turkish accession to union which resulted in French president warning Obama to” stay out of Europe’s business when it comes to Turkey’s EU bid”. Nevertheless, President Obama, unlike agenda driven French president, is very well aware of the alternatives to the EU for Turks, and he is not happy. Turkey has already started to implement its “plan B” in case the EU decides to come out of closet and openly rejects Turkish bid. It is no surprise that Turkey’s approach to Iran and Syria, at the cost of its alliance with Israel, is taking place when some of the senior leadership in the EU capitals start questioning Turkish membership very openly, with no diplomatic sensitivity.

We all know how good the Europe in making bad decisions that resulted in catastrophes fore  rest of the world.Obama is aware of the problem created by some, mainly by Sarkozy. He is also well aware the ethical issues arising from rejecting Turkey for cultural and religious differences. After all, as an African-American, he has probably suffered from similar treatment which Turkey is facing today during its endeavor to be member of the European Union.

We always hope that someone in Élysée can read this  and stop  misbehaving.

NT