Is this an open confrontation of President Obama with Europeans?

Le Figaro has stated that by giving public support to Turkey, Barack Obama, the President of the United States, has entered into an open confrontation with the leaders of the European Union, especially with the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, who is a well-known for his opposition to the Turkish accession to the European Union.

The French newspaper (LF) notices that with respect of the support for Union aspirations of Ankara President Obama continues the “political line” of his own predecessor Georg W. Bush. This position irritates these all which are surprised seeing the American president, even if he is called Barack Hussein Obama, intercalative himself, without the oratorical foresight, into the decision on only Europeans.

We know that Obama needs the future support of Turkey for his political dealings with Iran. But what is the role of President Sarkozy in this matter? Why doesn’t he agree with Obama?

President Obama visited Turkey on April 6, and the Turkish police arrested a man from Syria who planned to kill Obama during this visit. According to the report by A-Watan (Saudi Press) the man was found with a press identity card representing Qatari television net work Al-Jazeera. The man admitted his intention of stabbing the American President with a knife…

NATO Strasbourg: Obama, Sarkozy press conference, April 3, 2009