Dobra decyzja dla Polski?
On the first concern, the jury is still out; on the second, based on this survey (whose accuracy I can't evaluate), the Polish people consider the cancellation to be a good decision for their country by 48% to 31%, a substantial although far from overwhelming plurality. Whatever the reason for that opinion, it at least implies that the people holding it don't feel betrayed.
I hope this reflects reality. The eastern European states liberated from the Soviet empire in 1989 and 1991 are among the most supportive allies the US has, and are a critical asset in dealing with the only other country on Earth which can legitimately be called a superpower. We need to make sure they never have reason to regret siding with us.
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OMG, I thought I was hallucinating for a while, looking at the title of your post, Infidel. LOL!
Dobra decyzja. IMO. It would have been a waste of money and a needless provocation toward Russia (because the "defense against Iran" official justification has not made much sense, has it).
Poles were freaked out in the beginning when Bush proposed the missile shield and worried that it would make them a target for Russian revenge of one sort or another. Now they are bickering about the program being scrapped. The Polish people are hard to please, yanno. ;) On the other hand, they are pissed off by being constantly used like a ping-pong ball between empires -- and I can perfectly understand that.
Well, seems Poland loses either way in this game, but the project was a bad idea to begin with. IMO, of course.
Infidel, the survey link takes me to a TimesOnline article on Iran. Is there a link on that page to the survey itself?
Elizabeth, I was hoping you'd comment on this one. It sounds as if a lot of the original Polish support for the system was a matter of going along with the US against their better judgment. If so, hopefully, not much harm done now.
Evidently I messed up the link first time. It's fixed now.
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