Hey, Europe, how do
you like me now?
Posted on 09/17/2009 12:40:12 PM PDT by Ben Mugged
Scuttling a missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and Poland helps smooth relations between the U.S. and Russia. But at what price?
Some of America's staunchest allies are the East Europeans — and on Thursday, they expressed dismay at what many see as a slight after decades of their support for the U.S.
Among them were some famous names, including Lech Walesa, the former Solidarity leader and Polish ex-president. "I can see what kind of policy the Obama administration is pursuing toward this part of Europe," he said ruefully, adding: "The way we are being approached needs to change."
For most of the past decade, cozy relations with Washington were practically a given across the "new Europe." George W. Bush famously courted the region after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and leaned on it for troops to fight alongside U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Barack Obama took office undecided about Bush's plan to base 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and sophisticated radar in the Czech Republic — a system designed to shoot down long-range missiles that might be fired from Iran or elsewhere in the Middle East. Building had not started in either country.
The Czech installation was planned for the Brdy military installation 55 miles (90 kilometers) southwest of Prague. The Polish site was slated for a former military air base near the town of Redzikowo, about 115 miles from Russia's westernmost edge.
Obama has been reaching out to Russia, which had expressed outrage at the notion of missiles being pointed in its direction from a region that was firmly in the Soviet orbit just 20 years ago.
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Broken Promises.
Somethings never change.
As in "1938- Czechoslovakia 'Grumbles' about Munich Agreement"
That's a lotta folks who just got a big "F You!" from our Dear Leader.
Hey, Europe, how do
you like me now?
“Well, speaking as a senile dumbass, I can tell you this is mostly because they are racists” - Jimmy Carter
Racists in Europe!
“they expressed dismay at what many see as a slight after decades of their support for the U.S.”....
GET IN LINE!....THE DISMAY BEGINS AT HOME!
If you are planning for America to be an ally against the russians, the chinese, the mohammedans or the rest of the rape, pillage and plunder crowd, you will be in for a rude awakening.
Make treaties of mutual support amongst yourselves that don't rely on America to stand with you. You may be weaker initially, but you won't be openly betrayed by the foul leaders of this benighted country.
And if eventually we do somehow purge the filth that plans to sell you out and is working towards our destruction, maybe we will be able to regain your trust once more in time.
The EU should be worried.....very worried. Gates tried to tell us that plans changed because of technology. BS. Plans changed because our President is pandering to Russia.
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