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2008-01-07 Europe

Poland signals a shift on U.S. missile shield

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Posted by Steve White 2008-01-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 "We feel no threat from Iran,"

And they say Ahmi is dumb for never giving a speech without threatening destruction of Israel.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-01-07 05:26|| 2008-01-07 05:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Give it time, Sikorski. Give it time. But for now, sleep well. Secure in the knowledge that you are among those who would be smothered last, Allah willing. Or, more accurately, Western Society willing.

Posted by gorb 2008-01-07 07:21|| 2008-01-07 07:21|| Front Page Top

#3 To hell with the EUros. If they don't want it, let 'em defend themselves. Just money down the drain.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2008-01-07 07:52|| 2008-01-07 07:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Alliance diplomats said Poland would insist on a guarantee from NATO if the missile defense system became part of the alliance's own anti-ballistic missile system. This means that if Poland were threatened with attack or came under attack, the NATO alliance would be obliged to come to its assistance.

Cuz, security guarantees for Poland have worked out so well in the past.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2008-01-07 09:08|| 2008-01-07 09:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Give us money?

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-01-07 10:15|| 2008-01-07 10:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Hey, Britain and France declared war on Germany because of a security guarantee.

Posted by gromky 2008-01-07 10:21|| 2008-01-07 10:21|| Front Page Top

#7 I think this is more about Russia applying pressure than anything else.

Putin looks at the missile shield as a restriction on his options to throw weight aroound in the USSR's old sphere of power.

I'd be curious to know if he has anything on Tusk or Sikorski in the the ~~KGB~~ FSB archives.

Posted by charger 2008-01-07 10:24|| 2008-01-07 10:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Hey, Britain and France declared war on Germany because of a security guarantee.

And that worked out well for Poland, that's for sure. /sark>

Time to pull out of NATO. If Huckabee were smart, he'd advocate it. "They've got their own superstate now and a bigger economy. They should defend themselves." That'd make some sphincters tighten and get some votes here.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-01-07 10:40|| 2008-01-07 10:40|| Front Page Top

#9 I really can't blame Poland on this. If the dhimocrats take over in '09, there will be no missile shield and the only thing that will happen is Russia will be really pissed off.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-01-07 11:23|| 2008-01-07 11:23|| Front Page Top

#10 Hungary. Czech Republic.

Tell Poland to piss off.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-01-07 11:56|| 2008-01-07 11:56|| Front Page Top

#11 Why should we here in the U.S. be paying for this at all?

The Europeans have a strong common currency - they can certainly afford to divert some money from their fancy social programs to provide for the common defense.

Posted by Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2008-01-07 20:06|| 2008-01-07 20:06|| Front Page Top

#12 ION, TOPIX > JAPAN TO JOIN FORCES WITH THE US IF CHINA ATTACKS TAIWAN.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-01-07 23:46|| 2008-01-07 23:46|| Front Page Top

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