Russia Enraged: U.S. & Poland Strike Missile Defense Deal
This’ll really piss off the Russians, LOL…
WARSAW, Poland - Poland and the United States reached an agreement Thursday that will see a battery of American missiles established inside Poland, the prime minister said, announcing a plan that has infuriated Russia and raised the specter of an escalation of tension with the region’s communist-era master.
The deal, which Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said was to be signed later Thursday in Warsaw by Poland and the United States, includes what he called a “mutual commitment” between the two nations—beyond that of NATO—to come to each other’s assistance in case of danger.
That was an obvious reference to the force and ferocity with which Russia rolled into Georgia in recent days, taking the key city of Gori and apparently burning and destroying Georgian military outposts and airfields.
Tusk said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would be too slow in coming to Poland’s defense if Poland were threatened and that the bloc would take “days, weeks to start that machinery.”
“Poland and the Poles do not want to be in alliances in which assistance comes at some point later—it is no good when assistance comes to dead people. Poland wants to be in alliances where assistance comes in the very first hours of—knock on wood—any possible conflict,” Tusk said.
“This is a step toward real security for Poland in the future,” he added.
A U.S. official in Washington said “it looks as if we’re near agreement, and we hope to make a joint announcement today.” The official spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of a formal announcement.
Tusk, speaking in a televised interview from the capital, said the United States agreed to Polish proposals that it help augment its defenses in exchange for placing 10 missile defense interceptors.
Tusk said that the U.S. met the key Polish demands “concerning the permanent presence of Patriots, missiles that will be able to effectively protect our territory.”
“The Americans have accepted these postulates,” he said on TVN24, an all-news channel.
(AP)
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Suck American and Polish dick pooty poot.
August 14th, 2008 at 11:29 amPrecisely! Help is no good when it comes to dead people! It couldn’t be any better said than that!
August 14th, 2008 at 11:29 amAwesome, I’ve put in for a Civ job on the base in Pozan, Poland. I hope I get it. With the exchange rate, I’ll be baggin major cash and serving my country all at the same time! Woo Hoo
August 14th, 2008 at 11:33 amMost excellent! Vlad musta pooped his pants.
August 14th, 2008 at 11:37 amI agree “We Do or we Die” History repeats itself. How many times have historians pointed to 19838-39 when a swift blow would have defeated Germany and World War 2 would have never happened. In saying that the Germans, Poles and Ukrainians could get off there arse and come to the aid of the Georgians.
August 14th, 2008 at 11:40 amUkrainian offensive into Russia , You don’t think that would rattle the Russians. Somebody else in this in this world besides us is going to have to start manning up and kicking in.
This’ll really piss off the Russians, LOL…
August 14th, 2008 at 12:25 pmNow we need agreements with Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iraq …..
and they say europe isn’t responding
August 14th, 2008 at 12:42 pmI read that the US/Polish discussions on the missile shield made rapid progress following the russian attack on Georgia. Oopsy putin you stupid fuck, reap what you sow.
August 14th, 2008 at 2:37 pmDriven into the arms of America….nice move Pooty Poot!
August 14th, 2008 at 3:03 pmI would be all for the Polish buying a whole bunch of Americans military equipment. Thats where they need to step up. Increase their military budget.
August 14th, 2008 at 3:15 pmI’m going back to the We are pussies stance, the only reason we have over priced F-22’s is to say we have them they will never be used because we have no balls so whats the point.
I’m voting for Obama so that things will deteriorate to the point that real leaders will have to stand up and lead. this is not a comment on the above article as I did not read it and don’t care what second guess tactic this administration is using as a response to putin’s obvious correct calculation that we will not confront them in any fashion. Let the Democrats have the helm we do not deserve to have the wheel.
This is the second time I posted this it fits better here.
The response should have been to send in the air power to wipe the roads clean of tanks and as many troops as possible all done at night with not a word said on the political front then predator attack and surveillance with over the horizon f-22’s waiting in the daylite hours for any sign of their air force to show and then take them down as needed.
August 14th, 2008 at 3:33 pmGee…I guess means State will be losing all Pootie’s help stopping the Mullah’s, Yugo Hugo, our pals in Syria….
Whatevah shall we do?
August 14th, 2008 at 6:38 pmI just stumbled on a bizarre statement from 1995: Secretary of State Warren Christopher said “it would be wrong to cut off aid to Moscow because of Washington’s unhappiness over Chechnya and Russia’s plans to build nuclear reactors in Iran.” If someone wants to read further, here’s the link:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE2D81131F930A15750C0A963958260
August 14th, 2008 at 9:28 pm“Help is no good when it comes to dead people!”
Gets my vote for quote of the year.
August 14th, 2008 at 9:54 pmoh but why should the russian’s be worried considering they claim to have an icbm that’s completely immune to anti missile weapons?
August 14th, 2008 at 10:42 pmWhy don’t we build and deploy 10,000 interceptor missiles,
August 15th, 2008 at 12:08 amand maybe 10,000 of them THEL (tactical high energy lasers)
things just in case any of the interceptors miss?
Change Mutual Assured Destruction to Your Assured Destruction.
Nothin like shittin’ in your own nest, eh russia?
August 15th, 2008 at 7:12 am
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August 15th, 2008 at 7:41 amSomebody else in this in this world besides us is going to have to start manning up and kicking in.
Great point. We can always be there for at least support. Does anybody else have any balls?
Q:
August 15th, 2008 at 7:41 amSomebody else in this in this world besides us is going to have to start manning up and kicking in.
Great point. We can always be there for at least support. Does anybody else have any balls?
lawl to that bash
August 15th, 2008 at 8:22 amFunny how those dumb fucks run around strutting after raping poor little Georgia.
I say fuck em. Take out Cuba, Niceuragua, Venezuala this week. Then drive through Iran and push Russa out of Georgia. If nukes fly, so be it. Fuck the bastards. Should have been done long ago.
August 15th, 2008 at 8:33 am