[COroge08]

Well then God Bless them

[NonValueAdded]

Kochamy Polske

[AmericanChef]

Got-Yer-Head-On-Straight Alert.

[VOA]

To paraphrase the sarge (Tom Sizemore) in "Saving Pvt. Ryan" if nothing else comes out
of the sacrifices in Iraq...we found out who are friends really are.

Of course, John Forbes Kerry just sees them as the "bribed and coerced".
Now there's a guy you want covering your back when bullets and bombs are flying
(NOT!)

I'm still H-llaciously angry with France, Germany, Belgium, etc. sitting on the
sidelines while innocent Iraqi election officials are slain (execution style) in
broad daylight. That was the big front-page photo on The Los Angeles Times a few days ago.
Old Europe is not only post-modern and post-Christian...they're post-decent.

[colorado tanker]

Ping, Matt.

Poland has become a fast friend and valued ally. They know what tyranny looks like, from too much experience.

[Freebird Forever]

To all Polish and Albanian Freepers / lurkers:

We are thankful for your support & proud to have you as members of the Coalition of the Willing.

You are truly Europe's finest !!

[crail]

Now to the many people on FR constantly asking where the good Muslims are, why aren't they speaking out, why do they support Osama, here's a good story about where they are. Not only are they members of the coalition, Albania was one of only 4 countries to support the combat phase of the war. Albania is one of only 2 (polled) places on the globe (along with Kosovo) where the population consistently believes that the war in Iraq made the world safer. Not even the USA has consistency on this poll. (Although they are polled far more often, maybe not a totally fair comparison.) Albania goes to elections next year, the fact that politicians are not pulling troops shows the support that the population gives this war.

[ADemocratNoMore]

During the cold war, Albania was the Eastern Bloc equivalent of North Korea. It was an economic basket case with a megalomaniacal leader who was so paranoid that there were concrete machine gun nests on every street corner to repel the invading hordes of the west. The Iron Curtain fell and today, those countries that suffered under communist tyranny make up the New Europe. The following is an excerpt of comments from Albanian Prime Minister Fatos Nano, in a statement on the eve of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

"History is old. The only new thing about history is the United States. America is the only country in the world that exports freedom. When the historical occasion has called for it, the United States of America has been willing to pay the price in order to free the oppressed, even in states that have sought its harm.

It brought freedom and democracy to Japan and Germany after defeating both in World War II. It rebuilt their societies and taught them about liberty. It helped bring down the Berlin Wall hastening the process of freedom in Central and Eastern Europe. It rarely asked anything in return.

Now the United States and its Coalition of the Willing will bring liberty to Iraq. And when the coalition of the willing completes its work, it will be time for the coalition of builders to repair, restore and rebuild Iraq under the name of freedom. We are proud to be in the company of the free."

Prime Minister Fatos Nano gets it. I was moved by truth of his remarks then, they still hold true today.

To our Polish friends, dziekuje.

[GeraldP]

[Shqipo]

Rrofte Ushtar Shqipetare! And good deal Poland too.