tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post62162401570159288..comments2024-03-28T09:59:13.754-07:00Comments on bionic mosquito: Poland Fails to Learn from Historybionic mosquitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-62523468562881722372014-08-05T11:33:22.812-07:002014-08-05T11:33:22.812-07:00I am Polish, so I have a pretty good understanding...I am Polish, so I have a pretty good understanding about the threat that Russia poses to Poland and its neighbors. Russia throughout the history understood only one factor that could hold her imperialistic temptations, power, anything else is a wishful thinking. No agreements, no assurances or promises and showing a good will from other countries would change Putin’s mind. Ukraine becoming potentially democratic and successful country is one of the biggest threats to Putin and his cronies because it might be example to Russians of how to start democratic reforms within. <br />As far as Poland security goes, the USA is most likely the only ally that would stand to Russia in case if it attacks Poland. European NATO members’ reaction would probably be first to debate the issue for weeks or months before taking a meaningful action (e.g. conflict in Balkans). European have enough military power to oppose Russian aggression, they just don’t have a political will. Naturally they would react if their own territory was immediately in danger but now, after the cold war, the eastern and central Europe serves as a buffer.<br />So it is in Poland’s best interest to maintain and deepen cooperation with USA but also strengthen its own economic and military power. There might be also one more alternative, however very unlikely and probably less effective, is to let Poland have nukes.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-63078506557679199272014-08-04T22:37:10.622-07:002014-08-04T22:37:10.622-07:00I think the only reason Merkel is not more vocal i...I think the only reason Merkel is not more vocal in her protest is the fact her phone has been tapped for the last 5 years. Even if NATO was at the strength it had back in the late 60's and early 70's war is not an option.<br /><br />If Russia thought its survival was at stake there is a chance things could go nuclear. NATO can't do a thing to counter Russian subs. I fail to see how this current policy could be successful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-77359940485059369812014-08-01T00:54:30.895-07:002014-08-01T00:54:30.895-07:00Does Poland have a ongoing policy of Prometheism t...Does Poland have a ongoing policy of Prometheism towards Russia?<br /><br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheism<br /><br />Commenter No.1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-61243910341179721712014-07-31T06:18:12.335-07:002014-07-31T06:18:12.335-07:00""""Thousands of troops, suppo...""""Thousands of troops, supposedly as a check on Russia. Thousands (against Russia) does not equal deterrence; it equals provocation. """<br /><br />This is at the same time when NATO has stripped itself of much of its cold war equipment. Germany, France, Britain have reduced the number of tanks down to around 200 each. The US does not have any active tank units in Europe but only a few dozen for training. But now they want to pretend they are ready to fight on the plains of Poland<br /><br />The US needs to have a major rethink on 'defense', over the last 60 years politicians have handed out far too many pledges to countries around the world while at the same time cutting the amount of forces available to back those pledges up. Like Britain in 1939 the US has handed out more guarantees then it has force to carry out. And as opposed to WW2 there is no one to bail them out.<br /><br /> Europe does not need US military backing, they have the population, economy, technology to defend itself. But defending itself is not the purpose of much of US or European military spending, its defending and expanding the globalist economic and political system. Just look at what the money has been spent on in both the US and Europe, new amphibious ships, special forces, the ability to intervene in other countries. And when they do intervene it creates a bigger disaster, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine. <br /><br />The politicians and their toady generals have promised too much and if we don’t cancel some of these promises they will have to be paid for in blood and money.<br />DJFnoreply@blogger.com