Lol. This point of view is too simple. Poland and Germany are for sure not on a catwalk in Washington. The interest of the US in both countries are completely different.
It is a fact that the most important ally of Germany is not the US but France. The recent political change in Germany will not change this dictum, although things will not be handled that inflexible than under Schroeder. It is also a fact that the most important ally of Poland is the US. Because of its reliability and its dependance it will stay Washington's "favorite in the region." :-)
BTW - in a larger scale Poland has a competitor about Washington's affection it never can deal with: The Brits.
What kind of dependence?
BTW - in a larger scale Poland has a competitor about Washington's affection it never can deal with: The Brits.
As I wrote above, there is no any competition with Brits or anybody else. IMO Polish-British relation are really undeveloped, I think that Blair has no serious intention to cooperate with us closer.
And I am sad to say that Poland has few friends in the left of the US. They think Poles are the Christian version of the Taleban. If the Democrats take over our government, Poles will not have such a good friend in Washington.
As fas as security is concerned, yes. But as Wirtschaftspartner NEIN. The most important ally of Poland inside EU was and is Germany. So I would seperate strategic alliance with US and "normal", let say every-day alliance between Poland and Germany.