"We're going cold on Turkey
Gerard Baker
Just when Western countries need Ankara's friendly Muslim democracy, it is drifting away
HOURS AFTER Tony Blair left Washington, after a surprisingly productive family visit in which indigent Africans pocketed almost as much American cash as did Cherie, President Bush entertained another visitor at the White House.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan lacks Mr Blair�s star quality. The Turkish Prime Minister is the kind of man who can empty a room simply by entering it. His wife commands no fees on the Destitute Housewives circuit. The weight of his country�s past sits uncomfortably on Mr Erdogan�s sloping shoulders. He is to Suleiman the Magnificent what John Major was to Henry V. His visit went duly unremarked in the Blairs� vapour trail. "
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