Plan to Shift Bases Shakes Up Allies

Insight ^ | Dec. 15, 2003 | Jamie Dettmer

[dfwgator]

Poland doesn't even border Russia anymore, it borders Belarus.

[Hunble]

Ever play the game of RISK?

Poland, Bulgaria, Iraq and Afghanistan are very wise placements of forces.

This basically created a line from North to South, right down the middle of some of the most difficult regions in modern history.

Who wants to make the next move?

[longtermmemmory]

cuban missile crisis?

However, Poland did just buy those nifty F-16s. Then again, it is good the be the worlds super power. It is nice when we act like it.

[TaxPayer2000]

"... some of its oldest allies, including Germany"

Germany is not in any way shape or form an "old ally."

yeah, I was a bit surprised to read that myself

[TaxPayer2000]

Some paint scheme!

paint scheme??
thats not a paint scheme

now THATS a paint scheme!!!

American Volunteer Group (AVG)
AKA: The Flying Tigers

[VOA]

great P-40 shot...

[doosee]

Howard The Nut Dean needs to read this thread. He still thinks the Soviet Union exists. Notice how he got a free pass from the liberal media on that one.

[VOA]

Howard The Nut Dean needs to read this thread. He still thinks the Soviet Union exists.
Notice how he got a free pass from the liberal media on that one.

Oh well, I guess I'll let him slide on that one.
I'm always talking about "The Nation of Texas". LOL!

Only thing is, Texas at this point is a greater nation than the former USSR!

[Truth666]

Video of Russian chopper being shot down - Chechnya

This is what happens, in the only constellation of these two factors - US military instructing the army of a country bordering Russia - and hosting terrorists which infiltrate Russia with the latest portable equipment Russian chopper being shot down while patroling the border region with the Pankisi valley, Georgia http://www.maktab-al-jihad.com/videos/videos/helicopter.wmv

[not-an-ostrich]

Probably not if they had a history of responding to turmoil in South America.

[kaiser80]

Poland doesn't even border Russia anymore, it borders Belarus. reeeeaaaallyyy?? hm, I didn't know that...must check the map. rotfl

[Truth666]

"Who wants to make the next move?" or rather
- Who has to make the next move?

[Hunble]

Go ahead Iran, make our day!!!!!!!!

[FreedomCalls]

Poland doesn't even border Russia anymore, it borders Belarus.

You haven't heard of Kaliningrad? It's as much a part of Russia as Alaska is a part of the United States.

[kaiser80]

You haven't heard of Kaliningrad? It's as much a part of Russia as Alaska is a part of the United States. hehe, my post was an irony. I'm a Pole and I assure you that I know that ;)

[dfwgator]

You're right, I guess it's easy sometimes to forget about Kaliningrad.

[RinaseaofDs]

China established bases on both sides of the Panama Canal. Apparently, we're okay with that.

I think Poland is a different case that Hungary or Romania, but I take your points.

Poland wants to see itself less as a Central European ex-Soviet Satellite, and more as a Western European trading partner. Having our bases there would be economically beneficial, and not very different geographically then having them in Germany.

Politically, Germany is no longer allied with the US. We need to leave there soon. Only Italy would make as much sense and be politically paletable. I think there are practical problems with Italy that we wouldn't have with Poland.

I would think that operating out of Poland would be inexpensive compared to any other place in Western Europe.