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Poland plans formal alliance with U.S.
Xinhua ^ | 2007-07-19

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.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: allypoland; antimissileshield; poland

1 posted on 07/19/2007 3:19:08 PM PDT by lizol
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2 posted on 07/19/2007 3:19:58 PM PDT by lizol (Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
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To: lizol

Bring on the fine looking Polish babes!


3 posted on 07/19/2007 3:22:57 PM PDT by lormand (Ron Paul - Surrender Monkey for GOP nominee.)
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To: lizol

Great!


4 posted on 07/19/2007 3:25:51 PM PDT by ichabod1 ("Liberals read Karl Marx. Conservatives UNDERSTAND Karl Marx." Ronald Reagan)
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To: ichabod1

how ‘bout a 51 star flag


5 posted on 07/19/2007 3:40:50 PM PDT by daku ("My dream continues with ferocity, thank you.")
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To: daku

i like it.


6 posted on 07/19/2007 3:45:23 PM PDT by ichabod1 ("Liberals read Karl Marx. Conservatives UNDERSTAND Karl Marx." Ronald Reagan)
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To: lizol

Wonderful news! My heart rejoices.

LLS


7 posted on 07/19/2007 4:01:45 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Support America, Kill terrorists, Destroy dims!)
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To: lizol

This is great news. It’s about time we formally recognized one of the US most faithful long-term friends.


8 posted on 07/19/2007 4:11:56 PM PDT by Mr Inviso
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To: daku

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?


9 posted on 07/19/2007 4:27:35 PM PDT by Konrad_PL (Still Polish.... still proud ;))
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To: lizol

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


10 posted on 07/19/2007 5:07:59 PM PDT by Flavius
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To: lizol

Isn’t Poland part of NATO and thus already a formal ally?


11 posted on 07/19/2007 5:16:25 PM PDT by rmlew (Build a wall, attrit the illegals, end the anchor babies, Americanize Immigrants)
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To: lizol

kewl!


12 posted on 07/19/2007 5:28:25 PM PDT by ken21 ( b 4 fred.)
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To: daku

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...


13 posted on 07/19/2007 5:32:47 PM PDT by Mad_as_heck (The MSM - America's (domestic) public enemy #1.)
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To: lormand
Bring on the fine looking Polish babes!

I was going to suggest bringing over some Polish missionaries, but to each his own. 8-)

14 posted on 07/20/2007 5:55:17 AM PDT by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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To: lizol

This is going to jerk Putin’s shorts up between his cheeks.


15 posted on 07/20/2007 5:56:15 AM PDT by Leatherneck_MT (Famously frisky)
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To: Aquinasfan
"I was going to suggest bringing over some Polish missionaries, but to each his own. 8-)"

In reality, missionaries are probably more needed in the US.

16 posted on 07/20/2007 7:33:12 AM PDT by lormand (Ron Paul - Surrender Monkey for GOP nominee.)
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To: rmlew
Being an ally in an alliance didn’t do them much good in WW2. I think an alliance between only two will send the correct message to Vlad the Inhaler, “back off” or get bitch slapped into the Caucuses.
17 posted on 07/20/2007 11:56:07 AM PDT by Camel Joe (liberal=socialist=royalist/imperialist pawn=enemy of Freedom)
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