[SAJ]

The real howler, historically speaking, would be having Russians under German command, or (heh heh heh) vice versa.

[Billthedrill]

I'd say it'd be even sillier still to have all of the above under French command except that that's exactly what Chirac intends. You can't make this stuff up.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

I disagree that having the Russians or Germans command eachother has been done. From recent Polish history, they fought bravely in WWII on horseback in a lost cause against how they had already been was sliced up by Hitler and Stalin, this is a MOST delicious historical Irony.

About the article; “remind President Kwasniewski who exactly has been the strongest champion of Polish entry into the EU” is anyone else getting tired of how Old Europe's only card, which they play over and OVER again, is the club they invented rather than any military success. Pathetic.

Welcome to the club of respectable military powers Poland. Let me just dust off this chair for you that says Fatherland and push the chair in for you.

You bet Rumsfeld did this to further divide! Absolutely BRILLIANT move Rummy.

[Publicus]

Yeah but you see that's the problem. Those chumps over there don't want to accept the fact we are now in the 21st century NOT the 19th.

Hey Chiraq, Schroeder, Vlado...GROW UP ALREADY!

[magslinger]

The real howler, historically speaking, would be having Russians under German command, or (heh heh heh) vice versa.

"White" Russians served in the wehrmacht as shock troops. Hard to believe but the choice of fighting against the Rodina or a German POW camp would have been tough, given that Russians POWs died in the millions.