Comments on: Poland Seeks To Sooth Fears About Base

PM Tells Worried Residents Near Defense Site They'll Be Safer, Despite Russian Threats

[xalen54]

Poor Poland.

Throughout history, they have been used as a pawn by bigger, more powerful nations who have always sought to manipulate Poland for their own benefit.
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Plus they have been invaded over 500 times! x)

[book54552134]

Poor Poland.

Throughout history, they have been used as a pawn by bigger, more powerful nations who have always sought to manipulate Poland for their own benefit.

During recent history it was the Germans & the Soviets who had used Poland to their own ends.

And now it''s the Americans turn to do the same.

Russia will not simply sit by & allow American military establishments to be built in Poland. Russia knows that if they don''t take a stand, it will be the Ukraine next, & on & on which is a systematic undermining of Russian defenses against American hegemony.

If Poland deploys American missiles on their soil, against the wishes of Russia, it will be Poland who will be caught in the middle of this conflict & it will be Poland who will be the loser in this conflict of wills.

The US should allow Poland to live in peace for once. Unfortunately for Poland, that is not the American agenda.

[edintex]

The Polish people were always an independant and proud group of people. The commies forced themselves on Poland. They finally left Poland with their tail between their scrawny red legs.
Why should Poland care ONE BIT about what Russia thinks now? What are the Russians gonna do...Nuke their NEXT DOOR neighbor? Poland can choose their OWN friends.
SHEESH, the Russians get a little oil money in their hands and they immediately start goose stepping and threatening their neighbors. No WONDER most of their neighbors want to join NATO.

[noboundary]

If you all recall, the Russians were very accommodating over this whole missile issue - they volunteered alternate bases to locate those missiles. I think it was somewhere near Washington DC so Bush could make a quick exit in January of 2009. Maybe McCain could join him for the ride.

[deacon20081]

I have alwyas wondered why the Polish were the butt of off color jokes. They are begining to make sense now.

[amazedd]

But, since you mention it: What''s the mean air velocity of a ladden swallow?

[amazedd]

Ok, I give you a tip

[downtowner97]

It''s spelled soothe. Not that it matters.

[amazedd]

Ezcooze me Zir, can my little boy have his picture taken vif ze typical American Nuclear Missile. I give you a tip, Ok?

[amazedd]

What I''d really like to know, is if the missiles they''re planing to locate in Poland are the big, mean thick ones, or the extra-slims. I gotta know, Clint.

[gce65]

Oh for Pete''s sake! I can''t even write "Rich" Cheney''s first name without getting censored? Good thing we live in a free society, huh? :)

[gce65]

Marshall65 and others:

Ever wonder what''s REALLY going on in the Russia/Georgia conflict? This involves the US missiles in Poland and Czech Republic as well.

You won''t find many objective explanations in the US media. Try Asia Times Aug 30. Pretty good explanation of who supports whom--not as described in US media.

China, Khazakstan (& other Stans) and Belarus all support Russia! It''s a very interesting read from a somewhat neutral third party perspective, an ex-Indian diplomat.

And now *** Cheney and his cronies are heading off to Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan to drink tea? Not quite...

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/JH30Ag02.html

[amazedd]

Is that a Pack of American Missiles in your pocket, or your Swiss Army Knife?
Or R-U just happy to see me?

[marshall65]

If Obama is elected, the whole matter is moot-we''ll abort the insane agreement.

[marshall65]

"Why don''t the Russians talk with the U.S. instead of making threats?" They have been, for some time, making it clear they oppose having missiles pointed in their direction at close range. We''ve poo-pooed their concerns. Apparently, we haven''t done a thorough study of Russian history. They get extremely nervous when crowded. Of course, it wouldn''t matter to us if Russia and Canada agreed to put Russian defensive missiles in Canada along our northern border to protect the Bering Straits from possible missile launches from Central America??

[ajaxtheleast]

In the type of war that these missiles are
supposed to defend against there would be
two thousand ICBM''s heading east and two
thousand ICBM''s heading west.

So I leave it to you to determine their
effectiveness given the possibility of
the missile sites vulnerability to
conventional attacks from 600-mile an hour
jets or artillery BEFORE the ICBM''s are
even launched.,,,

Don''t forget these sites are close to Russia
and as such are able to be delt with in a
number of ways that we, thousands of miles
from, cant defend against.

And if one is looking to any of our warships
in the area to trump this vulnerability it
must be pointed out that we''d be dealing
with no slouches as generals at planning what
their opponents next move might be.

These sites are all for show.
A nuisance to Russia''s ego and a feather
in George''s hat, nothing more.

What''s more if Russia launches first
over there I''m afraid it would be
military Katrina over here.

Plus as the saying goes "whomever launches
first will be less mutually destroyed."

[amazedd]

To ze left you can see polish cow-girls. And to ze right you can see ze Rampant American Nuclear Missiles. And if you look carefully you can even see ze covers on Missiles.
Oooh, aaah!

[brianbwb-2009]

"City councilor Bronislaw Nowak asked Tusk: "Can you deny that, having the shield base, Redzikowo will be target No.1 for countries that don''t agree with it?"

The premier replied that America''s investment in the site guaranteed it would be well protected in the unlikely event of a conflict."

Nowak was not concerned, nor was he asking about American investments being protected, he was concerned and asking about his citizens being vaporized.

Apparently Poland will allow the Bush to use it''s people as a target to invite the Russians to war.

[erasmus81]

"Poland''s prime minister sought to reassure worried residents near the site of a planned U.S. missile defense base on Friday, pledging that they and the country would be more secure, despite threats from an angry Russia."

Well, I don''t know that that is going to make them feel any better. That missile defense base AIN''T there yet, and Russia has said they would take action against them if they allowed it to be built there, didn''t they? I don''t know if having Russia''s attention focused on me would make me feel very good. Know what I mean?

[ajayvee]

Although Mr. Tusk does not appear to be worried about being turfed out of office in the next Polish federal election, I''m sure that when he is forced into retirement he will definitely not retire in either Redzikowo or Slupsk. In any case, his retirement will be comfortable. I am sure the US made it worth his while to reach an agreement to place American missiles and troops on Polish soil.