Posted on 03/03/2014 5:59:37 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Polish news site Thenews.pl is reporting that President Obama in a telephone call on Sunday to Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski assured him unequivocally as to Polands security, knowing that Poland is not only a neighbor of Ukraine but Russia as well.
Speaking Monday after a meeting of Polands Nations Security Council with Polands Defense Minister, Foreign Minister, Prime Minister and opposition party leaders in attendance - Komorowski informed the media that he had directed Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski to request NATO consultations under Article 4 of the alliances founding treaty.
Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on April 4th 1949 and states that The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened. Poland, which shares a border with Russia and is a recent addition to NATO, is concerned that, while Ukraine is not a member of NATO so it is not party to the principle of mutual defense, the current aggressive posturing by Russia may be a precursor to more belligerent actions by Moscow. Komorowski also raised the case for actions being taken against Russia saying, Poland should present the case for a very firm stance on sanctions, both political and economic.(continued)
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Obama won’t do squat to help them and everyone knows it.
He said the same thing to Israel.
Boy, it’s a good thing we didn’t station any US missiles there back when we had the chance.
"...what would he do, what would he do?"
He's going to defend Poland's borders from Russia?
There is no threat to Poland...
None at all.
This is just a White House desperate to win a media cycle, because Putin is kicking their a**.
Why doesn’t his nips take it before the UN?
Come on ,The Won, you are missing an opportunity to pontificate before a world body.
Of course they will tell you to take a flying leap. Maybe if you bow.
A “promise” from a chronic liar is worth not very much...
Truth.
Zippy promises to defend madagascar from Russia, sounds just as rediculous doesnt it.
If you like your country, you can keep it. Period.
If putin invaded Miami Beach, Obama would draw the
line at North Carolina...
Cases and cases of flyswatters are airlifted into Poland...
Send in the gay cabaret! That will scare them!
A pink promise from a known serial liar.
Elle oh elle.
Obama can’t defend Maryland much less the Ukraine or Poland. He has our military worn out and now down sizing to three tank platoons and 14 infantry companies and 35 companies of queers. He couldn’t defend anything. I feel for our military folks. They are between queers and Obama. What a choice.
Lt. Col. Ralph Peters just uttered the Quote of the Week on FNC:
“Vladimir Putin is a trained KGB operative. He sizes up people quickly. Putin has Obama’s number, and Obama’s number is ZERO”.
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