Poland Signals A Shift On U.S. Missile Shield

[Purveyor]

Source: International Herald Tribune

BERLIN: Signaling a shift in Polish foreign policy, Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said the new Warsaw government was not prepared to accept U.S. plans to deploy part of its anti-ballistic missile shield in Poland until all costs and risks were considered.

"This is an American, not a Polish project," Sikorski said in an interview published in the weekend edition of the daily Gazeta Wyborcza.

The previous Polish government had consented in principle to accept parts of the U.S. shield, but no formal agreements have been signed.

"We feel no threat from Iran," Sikorski said, challenging the U.S view that some of the biggest threats facing the security of Europe and the United States were from "rogue states" in the Middle East, including Iran.

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Sikorski also said he was worried that the United States could abandon the project after the American presidential election in November. In that case, Poland would nevertheless have to bear political costs, like the deterioration of relations with Russia, if it signed on to the shield prematurely.

Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/06/europe/shield.php

[Selatius]

1. Somewhere, Putin is happy, and Bush is pissed. n/t

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. Yes... we musn't forget Poland.... seems they are a lot smarter than

some people give them credit for. They are probably more threatened by global climate change than by the madman in Iran.

[Xipe Totec]

3. Poland knows better,

they've been betrayed before.

[MadMaddie]

4. Uh oh....guess Condi didn't see this coming either!

I think the world is paying attention to our election this year...and they are putting on hold any agreements they have made with the current * tyrants in the WH.

This will be an interesting year in international relationships.:popcorn:

[PSPS]

5. Now that Poland got rid of the "crazy twins" (bush puppets), sanity is returning

[DLnyc]

6. "I don't think anyone could have imagined that the whole world would be

telling us to go fuck ourselves this soon."

Seven years of very poor imaginations.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. good one. But if we sent Condi

the flight number, and seat assignment, would that help?

[DLnyc]

9. They only hear you if you support their fantasies

selective reception of deceptive conception disease

sad

[bemildred]

8. It's a long cold Winter, and they won't get any gas from Bush. nt

[redqueen]

10. Bush sells gas to Poland? (nt)

[bemildred]

11. That appears to be the opposite of what I said. nt

[redqueen]

12. So what did you mean by "it's a long cold winter...

and they won't get any gas fom Bush"?

[bemildred]

13. They get their gas from Russia? So they don't want to piss Russia off? nt

[redqueen]

14. That makes sense, yes. (nt)

[bemildred]

15. Especially since Pooty-Poot has no qualms about using his "gas weapon". nt

[Tiberius]

16. OMG!

I forgot about Poland!