I like the idea of a "Celebrity Deathmatch"

The EU does have an interest in Turkey, just like the US does - politically it could be described as unaligned, so all countries are entitled to comment.

However Chirac is completely out of tune with most of the rest of the EU - the thing I find extremely offensive about the French is that they feel able to make these statements, on the assumption that they represent the majority EU opinion, which they do not!

Bush said some things that maybe he shouldn't have done, as France has other reasons for blocking Turkeys entry.