[Asclepius]

A recent poll by the newspaper Mlada fronta Dnes also found that unlike Poland, where the idea of hosting U.S. bases is popular, less than half of Czechs favor such a plan.

The Czechs won't accept us? Usually it's the other way around (we don't accept checks).

[yooper]

I wouldn't accept us either, if I were a Czech. While I can certainly appreciate Manifest Destiny, the time for that was long ago. We need to get ourselves home at the first safe opportunity, and with the promise that anyone who screws with us again will be fodder for our point of view.

The last thing Dubya should want is to be painted as a an imperialist. The Iraqi's have shown themselves to be less than appreciative of our efforts to free them, and we should take the hint, issue a warning, and leave. Staying there, or in the Czech Republic, when we are not wanted, is a mistake.

The final conclusion to all of this insanity? We need to take all of the money we are feeding these ingrates and pump it into SDI.