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U.S. presents gift to Russia to commemorate 60th anniversary of Soviet invasion of Poland
Wine and Excrement (Satire) ^ | 9-17-09 | Sisyphus

Posted on 09/17/2009 3:46:35 PM PDT by orwell2112

WASHINGTON – In a ceremony described as “moving” by Russian diplomats, President Obama officially canceled a Bush-era deal that would have placed a missile-defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland.

Both countries played host to decades of bloody Soviet occupation as a reward for their efforts against Nazi Germany during World War II.

The decision was presented to Russian ambassadors and other diplomats as a gift congratulating the country on the anniversary of its famously successful invasion of Poland’s eastern front in 1939, just over two weeks after Nazi Germany overran the country’s western border.

During the ceremony, which took place in the Rose Garden at the White House, President Obama presented a signed, leather-bound book of Polish jokes to the Russian ambassador, noting, “Mr. Ambassador, I trust your government knew all along that the notion of the United States’ honoring the missile-defense deal with Poland and the Czech Republic was good for as many laughs as the jokes in this volume are ...

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: missiledefense; poland; russia

1 posted on 09/17/2009 3:46:35 PM PDT by orwell2112
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To: orwell2112
U.S. presents gift to Russia to commemorate 60th anniversary of Soviet invasion of Poland

FYI, the Soviet invasion was in 1939 which was 70 years ago.

2 posted on 09/17/2009 3:48:03 PM PDT by fso301
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To: orwell2112

And in just a few days, Zero will be hoisting the Chinese Communist flag over the White House. (No satire.)


3 posted on 09/17/2009 3:49:17 PM PDT by datura ("Against all enemies, both foreign and domestic")
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To: datura

this guy.......this guy.....no, can’t say it....


4 posted on 09/17/2009 3:51:06 PM PDT by cherry
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To: fso301

Forget it...he’s rolling.


5 posted on 09/17/2009 3:52:38 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: fso301

sad


6 posted on 09/17/2009 3:55:20 PM PDT by dalebert
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To: fso301

Thanks, the error was corrected in the headline.

Time flies, plus I’m awful at math anyway. I knew it was 1939 but I guess I forgot it was already 2009.


7 posted on 09/18/2009 12:18:28 PM PDT by orwell2112
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To: orwell2112

bump to the top


8 posted on 09/19/2009 8:09:45 AM PDT by GOPJ ( UNITED WAY SUPPORTS ACORN - - STOP DONATING - STOP SUPPORTING CRIMINALS)
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To: orwell2112

70 !!


9 posted on 09/20/2009 7:04:28 PM PDT by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, redistribution is the government spending you demand")
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