Borrell: Poland, Lithuania were U.S. Trojan horse

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But it's not nice in Polish.

I don't have anything against Turkey. I prefer secular Turkish Muslims than some of western European, who like abortion, euthanasia, "gay marriages" and their perverted "parades", but If they block Ukraine we will veto something else.

Interesting. Also current [or already former] Lithuanian Chief of General Staff is a retired colonel of the US Army.

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Being an American citizen and a civil servant, Valdas Adamkus served competently not only under President Bush 41 , but Presidents Clinton, Reagan, and Carter also. Lithuanian President Adamkus came to the US as a WWII refugee from Lithuania. Upon arrival, he immediately found a blue-collar job with a manufacturer of spare car parts in Chicago and later worked as a draftsman in an engineering firm. In 1960, Adamkus graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology as a civil engineer. Working for the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) in the early 70's, Adamkus first headed the environment research center and later was appointed Deputy Administrator at the U.S. EPA Region 5 (Great Lakes Region). He was later promoted to Administrator at the same institution and held that office until June 1997. Adamkus was an active member of the United States Republican Party. As a testimonial to his hard work and competency President Bill Clinton sent a thank you letter to Adamkus when he resigned as the EPA's Region 5 Administrator to assume the desperate call for competent leadership in newly independent Lithuania.

There are a wealth of compliments about him on the Internet but here are some excerpts from an Oct 8,1981 US EPA Press Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Anne M. Gorsuch today swore in Valdas V. Adamkus as Regional Administrator for Region 5. He will manage agency matters in six midwest states--Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin--which encompasses all of the Great Lakes.

"Val Adamkus has a wealth of experience and expertise to bring to this position. He has demonstrated his considerable management talents as Deputy Regional Administrator for nine years, serving three regional administrators from both political parties," Mrs. Gorsuch said. "He has represented the United States in many international environmental meetings, and has received the highest honors the agency can bestow for his service."

Adamkus was awarded the agency's highest award, the EPA Gold Medal, in 1978, for distinguished leadership in the management of EPA's Region 5 and for outstanding contributions to international environmental control. Thirty years earlier, he won another Gold Medal. Representing his native Lithuania, Adamkus took first place in the long jump event in the European Olympic Games.

In 1979, Adamkus was chairman of the environmental implementation committee at the International Joint Commission meetings between Canada and the United States.

He was a member of the EPA team which represented the United States in Poland in 1977 in the review of 29 scientific research and development projects which resulted in a five year bilateral agreement.

He also was a member of the United States delegation to the U.S.S.R. in 1976 for a water pollution research conference, was an advisor to the U.N. World health Organization in 1975, was the first U.S. EPA official invited to lecture in the U.S.S.R. at the University of Vilnius in 1974 and was a member of the United States delegation to the U.S.S.R. which negotiated a 1972 bilateral agreement.

Adamkus is fluent in five languages--Russian, Polish, English, German, Lithuanian--and was a U.S. Army language instructor in 1952. He served in the intelligence service of the U.S. Army reserve for nine years. He holds a civil engineering degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology and also studied engineering at the University of Illinois and medicine at the University of Munich. He was a consulting engineer and assistant engineer from 1956 to 1961 with Meissner Consulting Engineers, Inc., in Chicago, with responsibility for projects related to flood control, sewage treatment and pollution control.

In 1974, Adamkus received the Man of the Year Award from the American Lithuanian Republican League of Illinois.

Adamkus, 54, and his wife, Alma, live in Hinsdale, Ill.

Those who have met him personally over the years know him as an approachable competent and very talented leader He is part of a number of hardworking American Lithuanians (and other Eastern Europeans) who worked long for Eastern Europe's eventual freedom from the tyranny of Communism. He is now seen as the voice of reason not only by the Lithuanians but by most other European nations. He regularly ranks at the top of popularity polls as a very well liked leader.

Let Americans not forget that the success story of the Eastern Europeans becoming good democratic allies of the US is well exemplified by the Lithuanians, Poles and the leadership of most new Eastern European nations.

Turkish muslims are not secular anymore. The country is getting increasingly islamicized. Look at her parliament and prome minister. Turkey will be the real islamic Trojan horse in Europe, IMHO.

prome minister = prime minister

Boy is this the pot calling the kettle black. Spain's SD's are France's buttmonkeys.

What does "SD" mean?

I am delighted that Poland now has a veto on major EU decisions (like the Constitution.) Polish values may yet save the EU.

I lived in Turkey for a year and I agree about its social values, but I also consider the fact that its Islamist Prime Minister has said, "Democracy is like a tram. You ride it to where you want to go, and then you get off."

Social Democrat. It's what most European socialists call themselves. I guess it might mean something else to an American . . . .

"Look at her parliament and prome minister."

Islamists, but anyway I prefer this...

than...

"...but I also consider the fact that its Islamist Prime Minister has said, "Democracy is like a tram. You ride it to where you want to go, and then you get off." "

Yes, but countries lose a part of their sovereignty, when they join EU and in this case it MAY be a good idea, however I'm not a big fan of Turkey in EU, first countries like Ukraine and Croatia should get membership.