Posted on 07/19/2007 3:19:06 PM PDT by lizol
Poland plans formal alliance with U.S.
www.chinaview.cn 2007-07-19 22:31:56
WARSAW, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Poland plans to make formal its alliance with the United States in an agreement regarding the possible deployment of a U.S. missile defense shield, the country's security chief said Thursday.
"We would like to have a sort of written and binding agreement," Wladyslaw Stasiak, the head of the National Security Bureau, was quoted by the PAP news agency as saying.
During negotiations between Warsaw and Washington, the two sides mainly discussed the status of the missile defense base and "a broader security context," he said.
As for "security aspects," Stasiak said Poland intends to participate in U.S. strategic decisions involving the central European nation.
He added that the extraterritorial status of the base and the non-application of the Polish jurisdiction to its crew were out of the question.
"We discussed how we could execute the observance of the Polishlaw," Stasiak said.
Poland and the United States have resumed talks on the missile defense shield.
On Monday, Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who was on a visit to Washington, said after meeting with his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush that the decision to base the missile defense system in Poland had been practically taken, but there are still many problems to be discussed.
The United States unveiled its plan in January to place a radar system in the Czech Republic and 10 interceptor missiles in Poland, as components of its missile defense shield.
Bring on the fine looking Polish babes!
Great!
how ‘bout a 51 star flag
i like it.
Wonderful news! My heart rejoices.
LLS
This is great news. It’s about time we formally recognized one of the US most faithful long-term friends.
interesting... so if Poland is an EU nation, then in case of it becoming one of the states of the US.. then would USA automatically become a member of the EU?
LOL.. think about the voting rights.. double majority, or what?
they better not leave them hanging like in the end of world war II when they were left to be slaughtered by communists from Russia
Isn’t Poland part of NATO and thus already a formal ally?
kewl!
If Poland wanted to become the 51st state I would vote “yes” in a second. But I’m just happy having them as an ally.
Any Freepers in Poland: Big thanks for all your nation has done for us since 911. It is appreciated big time. You have more than repaid the investment President Reagan made in the 1980s...
I was going to suggest bringing over some Polish missionaries, but to each his own. 8-)
This is going to jerk Putin’s shorts up between his cheeks.
In reality, missionaries are probably more needed in the US.
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