"Polish soldiers can't abandon" (Iraq - see picture gallery)

The Independent-Bangladesh ^ | June 17, 2006

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"Polish soldiers can't abandon"

AFP, WARSAW

June 17: Poland's troops in Iraq "cannot abandon the battlefield yet", the country's foreign minister said on Saturday as she prepared to make her first visit to Washington.

"Poland wants to reinforce the civilian contingent of its force, which will stay in Iraq at least until the end of 2006," said Anna Fotyga, who will visit Washington on Monday. "Polish soldiers are already training Iraqi police, judges and prosecutors. The Polish people have always been and will remain opposed to the war. But they are equally aware that you cannot make a deal with a clear and determined evil, which can only be eradicated through direct confrontation," the minister told the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper.

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Lousy, useless Poles in Iraq ping (sarcasm).

[cripplecreek]

The toughest of the tough.

[CremeSaver]

What great photos. Thanks for sharing them.

God bless our Polish allies and keep them safe.

[the invisib1e hand]

poland rocks.

[BobS]

So how many Iraqi women got a kielbasi?

[I got the rope]

There are so many different weapons in these pictures we should put this on the banglist.

[lizol]

These Poles gave their lives in Iraq

szer. nadterm. Sylwester Kutrzyk (private)
st. szer. Roman Goralczyk (private 1st class)
st. szer. Gerard Wasilewski (private 1st class)
st. szer. Andrzej Zielke (private 1st class)
st. szer. Krystian Andrzejczak (private 1st class)
st. szer. nadterm. Grzegorz Rusinek (private 1st class)
st. szer. nadterm. Grzegorz Nosek (private 1st class)
kpr. nadterm. Marcin Rutkowski (corporal)
st. kpr. Tomasz Krygiel (corporal 1st class)
ml. chor. Karol Szlazak (warrant officer)
chor. Pawe Jelonek (warrant officer 1st class)
st. chor. Marek Krajewski (warrant officer 2nd class)
ppor. Daniel Rozynski (2nd lieutenant)
ppor. Piotr Mazurek (2nd lieutenant)
kpt. Jacek Kostecki (captain)
kpt. Slawomir Strozak (captain)
mjr. Hieronim Kupczyk (major)
chor. Artur Zukowski (warrant officer - GROM operator)
por. Krzysztof Kaskos (lieutenant - GROM operator)
Waldemar Milewicz (civilian - journalist)
Mounyra Beouamrane (civilian - journalist)

In your opinion - as you pointed - they made this ultimate sacrifice only for visa-free admission to U.S. for the Polish citizens.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650993/posts?page=22#22

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650993/posts?page=41#41

You have no shame, Gary.

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Post #9 was adressed to you.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

Heroes. I also like the medallion of that hero, King Jon Sobieski that saved Europe from the Turks (and Islam) at Vienna.

[lizol]

That's the emblem of the 11th Lubuska Armoured Cavalry Division, named after the king Jan III Sobieski.

[sockmonkey]

Heroes. I also like the medallion of that hero, King Jon Sobieski that saved Europe from the Turks (and Islam) at Vienna.

My thought, too, when I saw the emblem. Jan Sobieski is my hero.

[Kimmers]

Thank you for a great post....

God bless our Polish friends and warriors.

[massfreeper]

I'm a little surprised to hear the Polish Foreign Minister say that the Polish people are against the war (though I admit, I've never read anything on the subject before). I have many relatives in Hungary, and they say that for the most part people there support the U.S. efforts in Iraq. You would think after all those years living under Soviet oppression, the Poles, like the Hungarians, could identify with the Iraqi people.

[DBeers]

Thank you for posting all the pictures!

[Grzegorz 246]

"I'm a little surprised to hear the Polish Foreign Minister say that the Polish people are against the war"

Aren't Americans against the war too ?

[The_Media_never_lie]

Great pics!

[operation clinton cleanup]

AWSOME pictures! Thanks for posting!

[Incorrigible]

Stosh has got our back!