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Poland: Presidents Of 5 Ex-Communist Countries Head To Georgia
AFP ^ | 11 August 2008

Posted on 08/11/2008 12:17:44 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246

WARSAW (AFP)--The presidents of five ex-communist countries will travel to Georgia to back Georgia in its war with Russia, a senior aide to Poland's President Lech Kaczynski told AFP Monday.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: china; estonia; geopolitics; georgia; gop; latvia; lithuania; poland; ukraine; war; wwiii
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To: rrstar96
It recalls the rhetoric of the Nazi's - "Selbstschutz" in the 30s.
61 posted on 08/11/2008 1:00:12 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: cll
Well, cll, we do have to protect Jimmy Carter's peanut farm from esos jodíos rusos.

;^D

62 posted on 08/11/2008 1:00:33 PM PDT by Ebenezer (Strength and Honor!)
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To: skeeter

In fairness, we don’t know that Bush wasn’t involved in this some way. Lets see how it plays out. There may be more to come as it relates to this.


63 posted on 08/11/2008 1:01:28 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (We're a non Soros non lefitst supporting maverick Gang of 2, who won't be voting for McCain.)
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To: cll
LOL!

I'm sure Obama also demanded they be home for X-mas.

Leni

64 posted on 08/11/2008 1:03:13 PM PDT by MinuteGal (Stay Home in Nov & Vote for Obama-ization, More Regulation, Taxation, Litigation and Ginsburgization)
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To: JennysCool
Why not see if Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine can win the day?

Because, if the LEADERS of the Free World join these five brave souls, the chance of success goes UP exponentially!

65 posted on 08/11/2008 1:04:38 PM PDT by houeto ("Drill Here! Drill Now!")
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To: DoughtyOne
If he was it'd be a dipomatic coup - given where & how he's been occupied over the past week. And presumably he'd need to work through the state dept - we know how well-coordinated & effective they've been the past few years.

But you're right, we should withhold judgement until the situation plays out.

66 posted on 08/11/2008 1:06:30 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: KylaStarr

God bless them, indeed.

Thanks for the ping, Kyla.


67 posted on 08/11/2008 1:07:42 PM PDT by Rushmore Rocks
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To: Grzegorz 246

Bump


68 posted on 08/11/2008 1:07:54 PM PDT by nuconvert (Obama - Preferred by 4 out of 5 Dictators & Terrorists)
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To: DoughtyOne

Oh, I think Russia knows quite well how we feel. I really would like to see these other leaders get a chance to do their best at ending a crisis, or at least cooling it down. We’re so often called upon to to mediate on the international stage that it’s refreshing to see other nations caring enough to try their hand at it. I wish them Godspeed and success.


69 posted on 08/11/2008 1:08:22 PM PDT by JennysCool (A man who served his country well vs. a walking Che poster. Is it really that tough a choice?)
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To: houeto

See my #69.


70 posted on 08/11/2008 1:09:16 PM PDT by JennysCool (A man who served his country well vs. a walking Che poster. Is it really that tough a choice?)
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To: pgkdan

What I’m really afraid of is - what would happen, if the Russian shot down Polish President’s plane (saying, for example, that it has attacked a squadron of Mig-29s).


71 posted on 08/11/2008 1:10:51 PM PDT by lizol
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To: Grzegorz 246
I'll never forget a work BBQ a few years back. Politics came up for some reason (I think pay increases vs cost of living increases veered to tax increases), and the conversation turned to communism. One of the younger guys (early 20's) was explaining to us that life under communism was not as bad as American politicians and the western press made it out to be, claiming that there was a concerted effort to discredit Marxism in general, and its political embodiments in particular, in order to make it less appealing for adoption here, as well as to increase support for American military spending.

At that point, an older fellow spoke up, obvious Balto-Slavic accent, to agree that western portrayal of Soviet communism was inaccurate, but that the reality was actually worse. He outlined his younger years spent in perpetual fear for himself and others (women especially, as rape was all but a sanctioned sport for the occupying Soviet forces), that clean running water existed only for those deemed important by the state, sanitation conditions in general were deplorable, that goods were rarely available, and that food was used as a weapon - rations were spotty and paltry, and without (illegal) supplementation, malnutrition was assured. The authorities exploited these conditions to extract sexual favors, including from children, in return for food, clothing, and other goods.

The younger guy found the surface of the picnic table to be incredibly fascinating for the rest of the afternoon.

I don't know anyone with a harsher opinion of the Soviets - and communism generally - than the victims.

72 posted on 08/11/2008 1:11:39 PM PDT by M203M4 (True Universal Suffrage: Pets of dead illegal-immigrant felons voting Democrat (twice))
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To: JennysCool

I agree with your comments about other world leaders. I wish them Godspeed and success also.

Well, it appears Bush will be in D.C. at the prescribed time for his announcement this afternoon. We’ll see what he has to say.


73 posted on 08/11/2008 1:11:47 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (We're a non Soros non lefitst supporting maverick Gang of 2, who won't be voting for McCain.)
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To: JennysCool
It would be a grand gesture, but I would rather wait to see if these five Presidents can make a difference before injecting America into the equation. Why not see if Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine can win the day?

Me, too. It's their independent future they are fighting for. They've GOT to stand. If Bush et al, go too, these brave men get painted as "Bush's Poodles"; and too weak to stand on their own lest the Big Bad U.S. is there.

I'm praying for the safety of these five men and their teams, EU nationals, and U.S. "ears" who are enroute to Georgia.

74 posted on 08/11/2008 1:12:24 PM PDT by Alia
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To: Truth29

That’s exatly the thought, that I can’t get rid off.

And I’m getting really afraid.


76 posted on 08/11/2008 1:14:19 PM PDT by lizol
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To: Alia
If Bush et al, go too, these brave men get painted as "Bush's Poodles"; and too weak to stand on their own lest the Big Bad U.S. is there.

EXACTLY the point I was trying to make; you said it MUCH better than I did.

77 posted on 08/11/2008 1:14:47 PM PDT by JennysCool (A man who served his country well vs. a walking Che poster. Is it really that tough a choice?)
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To: lizol

They not going, the country is already lost.


78 posted on 08/11/2008 1:15:25 PM PDT by Scythian
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To: Brian S. Fitzgerald

In mind of your quote, it wouldn’t hurt if the pope ended his vacation at Castelgandolfo and joined the delegation. That would wake the Russians up.


79 posted on 08/11/2008 1:15:57 PM PDT by Publius (Another Republican for Obama -- NOT!!)
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To: SE Mom

Yeah, but if things go south, it could be old saying, “Great act, but you can only do it once.” If Russia is really, really on a tear, they could wipe them all out without the mess and cost of opening another front. I can’t believe that Russia will give a flying flip at a rolling donut if we stand in between them and what they want. It’s like Saddam Hussein putting women and children in front of the targets he wanted to protect.

Americans would have second thoughts about dropping innocents, would Russians?


80 posted on 08/11/2008 1:16:00 PM PDT by Constitutions Grandchild
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