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Polish fears of Russia run high on war anniversary
Associated Press ^ | Sep 17, 2014 4:37 AM EDT | Vanessa Gera

Posted on 09/17/2014 3:29:19 AM PDT by Olog-hai

It was an unexpected question from a woman hoping to sell me her Warsaw apartment: “Are you sure you want to buy now, when war could be coming?”

Though she was half joking, her comment revealed an anxiety Poles express frequently these days—that Russian aggression in Ukraine could spread, upending this NATO and European Union member’s most peaceful and prosperous era in centuries. […]

Anxieties hang in the air as Poland marks the 75th anniversary Wednesday of the Soviet invasion of Poland at the start of World War II, one of several Russian attacks on its neighbor over the past centuries. With President Vladimir Putin showing renewed imperial inclinations, some Poles can’t help but wonder if the 1939 invasion by the Red Army really was the last time Russia will make an unwanted foray here. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: eussr; nato; obama; poland; putin; resetbutton; ukraine; weakpresident
Someone pressed the reset button too many times?
1 posted on 09/17/2014 3:29:19 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Mrs Clinton is too busy cooking steaks.


2 posted on 09/17/2014 3:47:40 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Olog-hai

I wouldn’t call that fear...


3 posted on 09/17/2014 3:57:47 AM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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To: Olog-hai

Word on the street from me...

The Poles have the utmost faith in the all powerful all knowing Obama [pbuh] and his magical reset button. They know Obama would never turn his back on Poland.

HAHAHAHAHA. That was me with my MSNBC hat. But really. The Poles have no faith in the clown in chief.


4 posted on 09/17/2014 4:14:18 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: Organic Panic

When Poland’s foreign minister called relations with the US under Obama “worthless” back in June, that really said it all. (Or was that just “hating a black man” like Janeane Garofalo refuses to say about such people, but only US conservatives?)


5 posted on 09/17/2014 4:25:26 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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Obama probably thinks Poland should be an Islamic country. If anyone deserves our support its Poland.
6 posted on 09/17/2014 5:10:34 AM PDT by McGruff (Let freedom ring)
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