We don't need Turkey as a model Muslim state to ward off suicide bombers, thank you. So far as I understand it, a more potent factor for the 7/7 bombers was the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. What's more, Europe already has states in which the largest group is Muslim - Bosnia, Albania and Kosovo. They have problems which make EU membership a rather long shot - but they do have the advantage that they are the kind of Muslims with whom we can do business - secular-minded and pluralistic. They were conquered by the Turks but they're European. By all means, give Turkey what it already has - a close and favourable trading relationship with Europe. But, for God's sake, keep it outside the walls.
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