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2006-09-22 Europe

Poland still hoping Pentagon will establish bases, send troops there

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-09-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Given Ruskie inferiority complex, Poland should have a US presence.

Posted by Grolurt Hupising1286 2006-09-21 23:20|| 2006-09-21 23:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Poland's utterly indefensible terrain combines with their corrupt defense ministry. I'll take Bulgaria any day.

Posted by gromky 2006-09-22 00:34|| 2006-09-22 00:34|| Front Page Top

#3 "Making people happy" > well, happiness is what the Russians thought they would get wid the 1917 Revolution; and what the Chicoms would get wid their "one child" policy.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-09-22 00:41|| 2006-09-22 00:41|| Front Page Top

#4 We still owe them for 1939; plus, a US brigade in Poland means it is off limits to the Russians.

Posted by Mike 2006-09-22 06:42|| 2006-09-22 06:42|| Front Page Top

#5 In Poland, we have an expression called press fact, which is a fact that only circulates in the media, without much grounding in reality, Sikorski said.

And to think, in my younger days, I used to make fun of the Poles for being stupid.

Posted by Bobby 2006-09-22 08:27|| 2006-09-22 08:27|| Front Page Top

#6 If we want trip wires for the Russians, we should establish bases in the Baltics. If we want bases near the WOT, Romania and Bulgaria. The Polish people are going Euro and are not particularly fond of American policies or Americans. They'll get more from our French and German enemies whom they need not fear simply due to proximity. Poland is in the middle and brings little to the table, especially if they're acting like a waif. It's too bad, cause they're great people. But they've gon Euro.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-09-22 08:39|| 2006-09-22 08:39|| Front Page Top

#7 If putting bases in Poland does nothing more than piss off Putin, it will have been well worth it.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-09-22 12:07|| 2006-09-22 12:07|| Front Page Top

#8 Close Grafenwehr, leave Germany and move to one of the ex-Soviet bases. Much more land for training, lower cost of living and a measure of reassurance for new NATO members. Couple that with trade incentives. And did I mention American forces get to leave Germany?

Posted by ed 2006-09-22 12:46|| 2006-09-22 12:46|| Front Page Top

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