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This is how Putin operates. He messages with force. These exercises could have been held anywhere in Russia’s yawing territorial expanse. Poland was chosen with reason, as it serves as a bulwark of freedom and Western values in an area Russia still considers its own. It’s also a response to the recent Georgian-NATO war games that so infuriated Moscow.
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OldEnglish on November 3, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Wow.
peski on November 3, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Ruskies…..I hate these guys.
ThePrez on November 3, 2009 at 9:49 PM
And so do the Poles. Which is why Putin is using the “nuclear attack.” A land invasion would be a fought hard.
Wethal on November 3, 2009 at 9:51 PM
If I’m not mistaken I could have sworn that a certain politician with an affinity for hunting saw this “bear in the woods” a mile away and got laughed out of NYC for saying so…
abobo on November 3, 2009 at 9:55 PM
We should be very worried since they have publicly stated they would consider a nuclear strike preemtively.
fourdeucer on November 3, 2009 at 9:55 PM
How’s that reset button working out?
WisCon on November 3, 2009 at 9:55 PM
What would Reagan do…?
bigjack on November 3, 2009 at 9:59 PM
An oldie by goodie of my own…..
* CLICK…….CLICK-CLICK………..CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK*
Hillary: Damn thing isn`t working!
ThePrez on November 3, 2009 at 9:59 PM
YOU MESS WITH THE BEAR…YOU GET YOUR P$NIS CUT OFF!
Vladimir Putin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S1ZfjZmjgA
MaximusConfessor on November 3, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Not to worry, Ogabe has already ordered the White House gift shop to dispatch a fleet of plastic helicopters to Poland.
Bishop on November 3, 2009 at 10:11 PM
I’m an idiot. Missed another thread. Move along…
abobo on November 3, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Can’t wait to see how this is Bushes fault.
ronsfi on November 3, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Has Obama laid down on his back and exposed his neck yet?
BottomLine5 on November 3, 2009 at 10:39 PM
That’s not his neck, BL5.
andycanuck on November 3, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Obama should be proud of himself for yanking the Poland missiles. His diplomacy worked wonders.
jediwebdude on November 3, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Is Matthew Broderick too olde to play a geeky phreaker in the remake of the original Wargames movie?
daesleeper on November 4, 2009 at 2:14 AM
That reset button is working just fine! Obama is resetting the entire world into a communist paradise. After a couple of years, those pesky Poles will be happy communists once again.
Freddy on November 4, 2009 at 3:10 AM
Let’s hope the Poles understand that they must defend themselves–the U.S. can no longer be a reliable ally.
Bugler on November 4, 2009 at 8:03 AM
If I were poland, I would start making nukes of my own ASAP.
Exactly why did we let russia keep east prussia again?
sonofdy on November 4, 2009 at 8:11 AM
Which poster here said it was inconceivable (or some other equally wrongheaded word) that Russia would attack Poland, after I mentioned several “Biden test” scenarios?
Yeah, cuz that’s never happened before.
Beagle on November 4, 2009 at 10:03 AM
So the rule with MaximusConfessor is just to ignore him right?
/Great to finally be on this site BTW.
Machiavelli Hobbes on November 4, 2009 at 12:02 PM