Missile shield cancellation disappoints Poles

TELEGRAPH.CO.UK ^ | 9/20/09 | By Matthew Day in Warsaw

[tflabo]

Poland and the Czech Republic, which only shed Moscow's yoke 20 years ago, had hoped that the missile shield would provide tangible, if symbolic, evidence of the United States' commitment to their interests and the defence of the region.

Now deprived of that, many in Central Europe fear that Russia's influence in the region will go unchecked. This has rekindled latent fears across Central Europe that its security has been sacrificed at the altar of great power politics.

[tflabo]

Reactions by Poles themselves in the artice.

[Jet Jaguar]

Bump.

[kromike]

Schadenfrade, Poland. You guys preferred Obama by 65% leading up to the election.

Maybe you'll learn next time to keep your opinions to yourself where it comes to Presidential elections. We certainly don't care who you elect.

[agere_contra]

The pro-American Poles have been betrayed and the anti-American Poles are delighted.

Meanwhile you’re foccussed on the important point:- moaning about some lefty media poll from before the Election, using it as an excuse to detach from the allies America still has.

Please take your morose defeatism elsewhere.

[The Comedian]

Dear Poland,

We are really sorry.

We didn't vote for him.

Sincerely,

Real America

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[RC2]

Europe needs to consider that Obama met with Chaves with smiles and laughs. Obama met with Putin with smiles and laughs. Obama wants to meet with the nut from Iran....most likely with smiles and laughs. Obama wants to meet with China....most likely with smiles and laughs. Now consider he pulled missle protection away from all our friends in Europe. Do you see a pattern here?

[Defiant]

And in other news,

"Czechs disappointed by Chamberlain deal with Hitler".

[originalbuckeye]

My heart breaks for all our Allies who trusted us to stand with them. Zero's alliances are leaning toward the other, dark side of the human condition. So sorry that there were so many naive, gullible, even stupid Americans who thought Zero would be a good idea. Would the last Free Country standing please turn out the light on civilization as we know it?

[Young Werther]

Just goes to show that pollacks are racial insensitive goof balls.

(SARC OFF)

[Nuc1]

To our friends and allies in Poland, I hope we throw our current leadership out starting in 2010. However, you are far more familliar with marxists than we are. So best be ready in case we fail to get rid of them for a while.

[aShepard]

Hey!

The new Japanese government want to halve our troops in Okinawa.

Let's send 20 thousand to bases in Poland and Czech and stick it in the eye of Russia.

Yeah, yeah, I know, this is the administration of Zer0, and he has no clue what to do. Maybe he could send some eight track tapes to Putin to make nicey,nice!

[Moltke]

Reality check: What Poland and the Czech Republic are miffed about is that they now won’t profit from US military installations in their countries. And that’s ALL there’s to it. Spare me the ‘global security’ rethoric, please.

[kromike]

The pro-American Poles have been betrayed and the anti-American Poles are delighted. Meanwhile you’re focussed on the important point:- moaning about some lefty media poll from before the Election, using it as an excuse to detach from the allies America still has. Please take your morose defeatism elsewhere.

You misunderstand my point.

1) Pres. Bush signs an agreement with Poland to provide a missile defense shield, recognizing Poland as a valuable ally in the War on Terrorism. Yet, allegedly two-thirds of the Polish respondents indicated they preferred the naive pacifist Obama. Either that's a serious contradiction, or too many people around the world now see the U.S. Presidency in the terms of 'American Idol.'

2) Having voted for the losing candidate last November, I can empathize with the pro-American Poles in being betrayed by Obama vs. the delight of hopey-changey anti-American Poles who see no value in learning from history. The schadenfrade-barb is directed at the anti-American Poles for allowing their personal dislike of George Bush to cloud their judgment of Obama.

3) My sarcasm could plausibly be interpreted as "moaning", but only because I loathe foreign polls asking an irrelevant question of "Who would you vote for" purely as a means of attempting to influence another nation's electoral process. I actually respect Poland for its independent spirit; I'd much rather detach this country from Obama than Poland. Poland, I can depend on to 'have my back'. Obama is the Presidential equivalent of a fast-food Happy Meal.

4) 'Morose defeatism'? Not really. Actually, I'm encouraged at the rapid fall of Obama; it helps reinforce my religious faith. Any tinge of morose defeatism would be in the possibility of one of our few & cherished allies such as Poland being sacrificed by this naive clown. The most terrible of consequences would be if Poland were ever to transform from a noble ally into an angry enemy.

Cheers.