France Blackmails Poland

The Washington Times ^ | February 19, 2003 | Tony Blankley

[michigander]

Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and others who had been invited to become — but had not yet been formally confirmed as — members of the EU, that their words in opposition to France's wishes were "dangerous" and risked their membership being blocked.

Psssst! Hey. Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and others...

The Constitution of the United States of America

Article IV

Section 3. New states may be admitted by the Congress into this union; but no new states shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state; nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states, or parts of states, without the consent of the legislatures of the states concerned as well as of the Congress.

The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of the United States, or of any particular state.

[SAMWolf]

Never trust the French.

[SAMWolf]

[SAMWolf]

Not only were the Poles putting up resistance to the Germans but Russia attacked them from the East after the majority of Polish forces were engaged.

[SAMWolf]

(((Polish Ping)))

[Pokey78]

Well done Tony!<-p>
BTTT

[tomkow6]

Don't know if this applies, but:

I have heard of how the Polish Calvery (Army) went out to defend their homeland. I have watched the old newsreels on the HISTORY channel, PBS, & others. THOSE TRULLY BRAVE men went out on horseback, to defend their homes against the NAZIs, against tanks! The Polish people ALSO did their best, fighting with shovels, pitch-forks, ANYTHING that a peaceful, farming country could lay their hands on to DEFEND their homes AND homeland from the nazis, armed with rifles & bayonnets.
I also heard stories, from both grandfathers (Both from Poland), of how the French hid & did nothing to protect their homeland. Yes, there was a handful that did...these were the few who became the Underground in France. If this is true or not, I don't know.
What I know & believe is that, & I believe this is true of 99% of Polish-American people: we are a very,VERY peace loving people;don't mess with home, hearth, or homeland! If we consider you a friend, yeah, you can tell us a polock joke, & we'll probably tell you three back. But you don't mess with our family, our home, or our homeland.
As far as I am concerned, MY homeland was attacked on 9-11. I want those SOBs that did that removed from the face of the earth! I will do ANYTHING to do that! I wish I was young enough to serve again;the recruiters tell me I'm too old now to serve my country again. (I'm sure I'm not the only one who has tried..........)
FYI: My Dad served in the Pacific, during WWII:he was in the National Guard when the war broke out, & was one of the first units shipped out........his unit was know as the "SKI" troopers, because all the guys' last names ended in ".ski"

Sorry for the rant, but I CANNOT understand how the frogs, umm, sorry, the FRENCH, cannot stand by OUR side during this impending conflict...I guess they value MONEY over anything else. I guess $$$ mean more that anything to them!

Tom

[SAMWolf]

The Warsaw Uprising, August 1 - October 2, 1944 - No allies, homemade or captured weapons, no supplies, no armor, no air support, no artillery.

Battle of France - May 10 - June 21, 1940 - Belgian, Dutch and English Allies, large modern Air Force, more and better tanks than the Germans, larger Army than the Germans.

[tomkow6]

...Belgian, Dutch and English Allies, large modern Air Force, more and better tanks than the Germans, larger Army than the Germans.

So....where where the frogs? Hiding?

[Lando Lincoln]

All the European countries that have felt oppression are with us - the "enlightened" ones attempt to subvert us. The world is upside down.

[SAMWolf]

A lot were sitting in the Maginot line (A monument to stupidity) and the rest were looking for white material to make flags from.

[CatoRenasci]

Eastern European mid-20th century cavalrymen were men to be reckoned with, all of the jokes about charging tanks aside.

I had the honor to know, and be called a friend by, a Hungarian cavalry officer.

Quite a man. Offered his choice of being on the Hungarian Olympic team for fencing (saber) or gymnastics in 1936, he chose gymnastics because that team did not forbid him from riding, as the fencing team did. He didn't win any medals, but did respectably (I looked him up in the '36 results). He was also a recognized fencing master.

When the war came, he fought on the Eastern Front from '41 until he was captured in '45. His regiment successfully charged and overran a Russian tank battalion at rest, catching them while they were outside their tanks cooking breakfast. He spent 10 years in the Gulag, released in the Christmas amnesty of 1955. Returned to Hungary, and fled West as soon as the border was open during the Hungarian Revolt in 1956. Came to the US and was a fencing master and soccer coach, where I knew him in the early 1970s.

Now deceased, I have known no finer man than Major Baron Zoltan von Somogyi. RIP.

[Lando Lincoln]

Fine tribute. Godspeed.

[Lando Lincoln]

...the Maginot line (A monument to stupidity)

And, to French arrogance.

[Nick Danger]

The last Polish joke: How many Polacks does it take to bring down world Communism?

[Tailgunner Joe]

bttt

[Mr. Lucky]

Don't forget the Pope.