Don't worry - we expect to be disappointed.  He is, after all running to be POTUS not POTEU, and doing so on a centrist, bringing Republican's and Democrats together ticket. (That's equivalent to bringing the neo-fasists and tORIES/cHRISTIAN dEMOCRATS/conservatives together in Europe).  However he has himself noted that Reagan changed the trajectory of the US whereas Nixon and Clinton did not.  So perhaps he is setting a higher standard for himself.  Whatever.  He's better than Bush Lite.

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Some in the US see the EU as a mechanism for anchoring Turkey in the Western as opposed to the Islamic camp.  Not sure most Europeans feel the same way about it.  Personally I don't think it's likely Turkey will join even with Lisbon, but there is no way it an happy without Lisbon.

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