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Obama promises to defend Poland against Russia as Reid urges caution about action
The Daily Caller ^ | March 3, 2014 | Grae Stafford

Posted on 03/03/2014 5:59:37 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Polish news site Thenews.pl is reporting that President Obama in a telephone call on Sunday to Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski “assured him ‘unequivocally as to Poland’s security, knowing that Poland is not only a neighbor of Ukraine but Russia as well.’

Speaking Monday after a meeting of Poland’s Nations Security Council – with Poland’s Defense Minister, Foreign Minister, Prime Minister and opposition party leaders in attendance - Komorowski informed the media that he had directed Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski to “request NATO consultations under Article 4 of the alliance’s founding treaty.”

Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on April 4th 1949 and states that “The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.” Poland, which shares a border with Russia and is a recent addition to NATO, is concerned that, while Ukraine is not a member of NATO so it is not party to the principle of mutual defense, the current aggressive posturing by Russia may be a precursor to more belligerent actions by Moscow. Komorowski also raised the case for actions being taken against Russia saying, “Poland should present the case for a very firm stance on sanctions, both political and economic.”(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; Government; Russia; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhorussia; easterneurope; europeanunion; germany; harryreid; nato; obama; poland; putin; russia; ukraine; unitedkingdom; viktoryanukovich; war; yuliatymoshenko
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He's slouching towards World War III. Do you have a fallout shelter?
1 posted on 03/03/2014 5:59:37 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Obama won’t do squat to help them and everyone knows it.


2 posted on 03/03/2014 6:02:03 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He said the same thing to Israel.


3 posted on 03/03/2014 6:02:29 PM PST by mgist (.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Boy, it’s a good thing we didn’t station any US missiles there back when we had the chance.


4 posted on 03/03/2014 6:02:57 PM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

"...what would he do, what would he do?"

5 posted on 03/03/2014 6:03:02 PM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He's going to defend Poland's borders from Russia?

6 posted on 03/03/2014 6:03:09 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

There is no threat to Poland...
None at all.

This is just a White House desperate to win a media cycle, because Putin is kicking their a**.


7 posted on 03/03/2014 6:03:44 PM PST by tcrlaf (Well, it is what the Sheeple voted for....)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Why doesn’t his nips take it before the UN?

Come on ,The Won, you are missing an opportunity to pontificate before a world body.

Of course they will tell you to take a flying leap. Maybe if you bow.


8 posted on 03/03/2014 6:04:35 PM PST by OpusatFR
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A “promise” from a chronic liar is worth not very much...


9 posted on 03/03/2014 6:05:07 PM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
If Obama looks in Putin's soul he will see.


10 posted on 03/03/2014 6:05:19 PM PST by McGruff (Every night has it's dawn.)
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To: tcrlaf

Truth.


11 posted on 03/03/2014 6:06:13 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Zippy promises to defend madagascar from Russia, sounds just as rediculous doesnt it.


12 posted on 03/03/2014 6:06:23 PM PST by ronnie raygun (zippy the a##clown sez..............................)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If you like your country, you can keep it. Period.


13 posted on 03/03/2014 6:07:18 PM PST by Hugin
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To: ronnie raygun

If putin invaded Miami Beach, Obama would draw the
line at North Carolina...


14 posted on 03/03/2014 6:08:55 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cases and cases of flyswatters are airlifted into Poland...


15 posted on 03/03/2014 6:09:28 PM PST by servo1969
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Send in the gay cabaret! That will scare them!


16 posted on 03/03/2014 6:11:59 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A pink promise from a known serial liar.

Elle oh elle.


17 posted on 03/03/2014 6:13:22 PM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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Obama can’t defend Maryland much less the Ukraine or Poland. He has our military worn out and now down sizing to three tank platoons and 14 infantry companies and 35 companies of queers. He couldn’t defend anything. I feel for our military folks. They are between queers and Obama. What a choice.


18 posted on 03/03/2014 6:13:39 PM PST by RetiredArmy (MARANATHA, MARANATHA, Come quickly LORD Jesus!!! Father send thy Son!! Its Time!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Lt. Col. Ralph Peters just uttered the Quote of the Week on FNC:

“Vladimir Putin is a trained KGB operative. He sizes up people quickly. Putin has Obama’s number, and Obama’s number is ZERO”.


19 posted on 03/03/2014 6:14:24 PM PST by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: chris37; tcrlaf

20 posted on 03/03/2014 6:14:27 PM PST by null and void (<--- unwilling cattle-car passenger on the bullet train to serfdom)
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