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Obama, Polish president at odds on call
WashTimes ^ | November 9, 2008 | Christina Bellantoni

Posted on 11/09/2008 4:53:41 AM PST by radar101

CHICAGO | President-elect Barack Obama's private conversation with Poland's president created an international disagreement Saturday, with President Lech Kaczynski saying Mr. Obama promised to continue a missile-defense system and the transition office saying the Democrat made no such commitment.

President Bush's White House declined to weigh in on the Friday phone call between the Polish leader and Mr. Obama, who will take office Jan. 20.

Mr. Obama has spoken with at least 15 world leaders including Mr. Kaczynski and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Mr. Kaczynski issued a statement in the Polish-language section of his Web site saying the U.S. president-elect "emphasized the importance of the strategic partnership of Poland and the United States and expressed hope in the continuation of political and military cooperation between our countries. He also said that the missile-defense project would continue."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: bho2008; kaczynski; missiledefense; obamatransitionfile; poland
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To: bd476
But hey, don't feel too bad - here's your booby prize for playing.

I'll bet you have a lot of those chips to hand out. I stand by my comments about your understanging of the English Language. (You obvioulsy understand more Russian than I do.)

ML/NJ

121 posted on 11/09/2008 9:58:00 AM PST by ml/nj
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To: sport
Been thinkin the past few days... Maybe the losers of America need to elect a president once in a while so they can confirm their status as losers. They elected Carter in 1976 and we got the Great Ronald Reagan as a result. If we can preserve the Republic until 2010 we will OWN Congress!

The Kenyan Clown is our ticket back!

122 posted on 11/09/2008 10:12:17 AM PST by April Lexington
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To: ml/nj
The proper way for such assurances to be brought to light would have been for the Polish leader to ask Obama to speak about them

The proper thing would have been for Obama to keep his yap shut until he's in office and has the authority to make assurances, whatever they might be.

123 posted on 11/09/2008 10:17:36 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: kabar
“He has been great on the WOT, but little else. He could have vetoed McCain-Feingold, he didn't. He passed the prescription drug program, the biggest increase in entitlement programs since Medicare. He doubled the Department of Education program with no-child left behind. Bush has doubled the federal debt. He is not a fiscal conservative. He has also presided over the loss of Congress, including the House which we held for 12 years after the Dems held it for 40 straight years. We may never see it back in our lifetimes, certainly not mine.”

First, I think GW Bush is a great man.

Second... all of this was an attempt to pander the Left to secure votes and power. It didn't work. It never works with the Left. They only advance. They never compromise and they NEVER give up. Republicans who think they can pander to the Left and keep power are idiots and should be removed from leadership.

Bush basically p*ssed Reagan's legacy down the drain during his presidency. McCain Feingold was a disaster. The drug program will surely destroy the American dollar (along with other increased entitlements. And Public education has created the voter base that now believes Marxism is a viable option! Shameful! Never again will I vote for a moderate.

124 posted on 11/09/2008 10:17:49 AM PST by April Lexington
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To: radar101

he wouldn’t tell one person one thing and then another person something else, that would be dishonest ....
not the Obama we know and love ... nawwwwww.................


125 posted on 11/09/2008 10:18:36 AM PST by Munz (Infiltrate Interrogate Eradicate NEXT!)
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To: j_k_l

EU is more of a pushover than Eastern Europe. Great Britain will be isolated once again.


126 posted on 11/09/2008 10:21:05 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: SJackson

Thought he just talked to him yesterday. . .-and that Obama was his usual, contradictory self.


127 posted on 11/09/2008 10:35:39 AM PST by cricket (America's Freedom Rings! T hank You ~ U..S.A. Military~)
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To: SJackson
Ambiguities may be ok at the 'diplomatic dinner table'. . .dead wrong approach for a President. WORDS MEAN THINGS. . .but don't think for minute; BO is going to change his 'MO'.

Too bad for us; and won't be long, before we see, very nervous Europeans.

128 posted on 11/09/2008 10:40:12 AM PST by cricket (America's Freedom Rings! T hank You ~ U..S.A. Military~)
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To: hinckley buzzard
The proper thing would have been for Obama to keep his yap shut until he's in office and has the authority to make assurances, whatever they might be.

Oh please!

Has everyone lost their ability to reason here at FR?

Obama was called by this fool Kaczynski who then chose to comment upon the conversation they had. If Obama didn't say what Kaczynski quoted him as saying, then it would not be unreasonable for Obama to go on record saying that he had been misquoted.

Being the grandson of a woman who understood what was going on in Germany and scouted out the US in 1936, I am probably more attuned to what is going on here than most, but there will be a time and place to be alarmed about Obama's words and deeds. Maybe his "Office of the President-elect" is a place to start? But this flap with the foolish Kaczynski is not it.

ML/NJ

129 posted on 11/09/2008 10:56:50 AM PST by ml/nj
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To: cricket
Probably not nervous Europeans, just disappointed.
130 posted on 11/09/2008 11:16:57 AM PST by SJackson (http://www.jewish-history.com/emporium/)
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To: radar101

And it has started, He will throw all the new democratic governments under the bus in order to appease Russia, Iran and Venezuela. Our enemies will consider themselves friends aand our friends will feel betrayed.


131 posted on 11/09/2008 11:29:49 AM PST by ODDITHER
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To: ScaniaBoy
Isn’t it great with a president (elect) with absolutely no executive and foreign policy experience?

After his Nancy Reagan joke, I wonder if the Obama shared any good Polish jokes with President Lech Kaczynski.

132 posted on 11/09/2008 12:04:40 PM PST by RJL
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To: SJackson

Thinkn they will be nervous; in time. . .


133 posted on 11/09/2008 12:28:30 PM PST by cricket (America's Freedom Rings! T hank You ~ U..S.A. Military~)
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To: FastCoyote

Yup. Take consolation in the preordained fact that Utopia will not be achieved. Obama/Biden could set us up for a huge revival.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Yeah and if I dangled from a bridge over a canyon by one spindly rope around my right ankle I could set myself up to be rescued! I don’t think I will do it though.


134 posted on 11/09/2008 12:35:48 PM PST by RipSawyer (Great Grandpa was a Confederate soldier from the cradle of secession.)
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To: April Lexington

The Kenyan Clown is our ticket back!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

In 2010 they will still be blaming everything on Bush and the zombies will still vote democrat!


135 posted on 11/09/2008 12:44:02 PM PST by RipSawyer (Great Grandpa was a Confederate soldier from the cradle of secession.)
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To: DB
And watch Bush quitely disappear and not undermine Obama’s Presidency

I think Bush will do everything he can to help Obama transition in (no "zero" keys removed from keyboards,) and then Bush will go to Crawford and cut cedar, decline interviews and not write books for a while.

God bless him, our 7 years without duct tape and terror fears are coming to an end.

136 posted on 11/09/2008 4:46:56 PM PST by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: radar101

Obama talking out both sides of his mouth again.

Note to all: Have a tape recorder running when you talk to this clown.


137 posted on 11/09/2008 5:16:50 PM PST by Bon mots
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To: tiredoflaundry

Palin warned everyone about Obama being two-faced. If I did’nt have to live thru this mess it would be funny.


138 posted on 11/09/2008 5:18:28 PM PST by linn37
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To: radar101

From the article “President Bush’s White House declined to weigh in on the Friday phone call between the Polish leader and Mr. Obama, who will take office Jan. 20.”

Why would President Bush even want or need to get involved?

The leaders of foreign countries that gushed over “The One” will very soon know what a sack of s—t he is.


139 posted on 11/09/2008 5:57:11 PM PST by barker (Does Sarah still rock? You betcha.)
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To: anniegetyourgun

For which side?


140 posted on 11/09/2008 6:00:48 PM PST by AmericanVictory (Should we be more like them, or they like us?)
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