WSJ story.
Gates just being blunt.
The EU began membership talks with Turkey in 2004--about a half century after the country first expressed interest in joining anything Europe put together on economics. The talks have gone nowhere, despite Ankara's heroic efforts to meet requirements.
Thank-you France and Germany: your racism comes back to haunt you once again!
I agree with those who says Turkey's "turn east" is exaggerated, but you reap what you sow, my friends.