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  1. 10-12-2006, 17:23 #21
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    Default Re: Looks like Turkey won't be joining the EU after all...

    Quote Originally Posted by Watchman
    And all that "what's the EU good for" whining always kind of reminds me of the brilliant "what have the Romans ever done for us?" piece by Monty Python. If it wasn't good for something you'd imagine countries wouldn't be queueing up for membership, right...?
    Except that "What's the EU good for?" results in the sole answer of "nothing comes to mind".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Proletariat
    Maybe it's not good for certain countries? Kinda obvious why countries like Turkey want in and countries like England are revolted by it. You're maybe one of the last people on this board I'dve expected to drastically oversimplify such a complicated subject.
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    Last edited by Duke Malcolm; 10-12-2006 at 17:24.
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