Are you referring to the US military's spending on their Polish bases, their equivalent of our great feeding trough (aka the Great French Swindle, or EU subsidies)?Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat
Are you referring to the US military's spending on their Polish bases, their equivalent of our great feeding trough (aka the Great French Swindle, or EU subsidies)?Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat
Yeah, that would be it. Hey, just trying to revive the old Franco-Polish friendship here. Teaching Cegorach that whenever you see an Anglosaxon there's always a way to charm yourself into his wallet and his daughter’s pants.Originally Posted by Pannonian
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Ceg' is right on track here.
What Poland gets is what South Korea has.
Permanent US personnel basing, an infusion of US tax dollars to support same, growing relationship and economic ties, and the knowledge that anyone trying to take out Poland would have to kill yanks and risk war with the USA in addition to taking on Poland.
In the long run, Polish politicians will also get the same local poliical advantage SK has -- a "wipping boy" external "presence" that can be used to vent domestic political discontent without endangering the government.![]()
All this for the cost of one or two more nukes aimed their way than otherwise would be.![]()
Ceg'
Does Poland really have designs on creating a "co-prosperity sphere" in what was the Western end of the old CCCP?![]()
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