Maybe this is good...maybe not :eek:


Poland bides time on decision to host shield
Sat Jan 5, 6:41 AM ET

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is in no rush to decide on hosting a U.S. anti-missile base before American elections as a change of guard at the White House could scuttle the project, Poland's foreign minister said on Saturday.


Warsaw has been in talks with Washington on plans to host ground-based interceptor missiles in Poland, part of a project to protect Europe against attacks from what the U.S. calls "rogue states" such as Iran and North Korea.

But negotiations have stalled since Donald Tusk took over as Poland's prime minister after his centre-right party took power last November.

"We're studying the platforms of all the most serious (U.S. presidential) candidates on this issue," Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told Gazeta Wyborcza daily in an interview.

"The worst-case scenario would be one in which Poland agrees to the shield, shoulders the political costs and then the base isn't built because the government in the U.S. has changed," Sikorski added.

The United States is due to hold its presidential election in November. So far the shield has not turned into a major issue in the campaign.

Poland's larger neighbor Russia has opposed the project to place interceptors in Poland and a radar facility in the neighboring Czech Republic, which it sees as a threat to its security.

Warsaw-Moscow relations, never easy, reached rock bottom under the previous conservative government, and Poland's eagerness to host the shield was one of the points of contention.

The anti-missile base project is also unpopular among Polish citizens.

Tusk replaced former prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski who alongside his twin brother Lech was a strong supporter of the missile-defense project, seeing it as a guarantee of a deeper security alliance with the United States.

Tusk and Sikorski have said Poland would have to see clear security benefits before agreeing to host the facility.

Tusk and his Defense Minister Bogdan Klich are expected to visit Washington early this year to discuss the issue.



link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080105/wl_nm/poland_shield_dc

Didn't we get upset once a long time ago when the soviet union tried to put a missle base in a country near us? I seem to recall that being a big deal once... I think they even made a movie about it (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146309/)...

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I cant for the life of me see the point of putting this station in Poland, lets face it, it aint being put there for Polands benefit.

Theres no way its for tracking anything that would come outta the mid east.

The only thing it has done is piss off the Ruskies-so why bother.

I cant for the life of me see the point of putting this station in Poland, lets face it, it aint being put there for Polands benefit.
Does it have to be if they let us??? Isn't it "their" country? If Russia has a problem with what we're doing, then they can simply deal with them like we did Cuba (not that Poland will mind all that much, but I digress...).

I cant for the life of me see the point of putting this station in Poland, lets face it, it aint being put there for Polands benefit.
Do we need a point? You're not getting how this works, paul.

Do we need a point? You're not getting how this works, paul.
Well your more than likely right-Im not.

Tho the reaction from the Ruskies has been to increase military activity, we dont wanna go down the cold war road again, do we ?

We sure don't. But war is a profitable thing, is it not?

Does it have to be if they let us??? Isn't it "their" country? If Russia has a problem with what we're doing, then they can simply deal with them like we did Cuba (not that Poland will mind all that much, but I digress...).


I can understand Poland wanting stronger ties to the west, especially the
United States, we all know, them and the Russkies dont mix too well.

Question: Isnt it time Washington scrapped all the Bullshit with Havana.
Comrade Fidel is on his last legs. Oddly enough, I think Cuba will need
US help more than ever in the coming years.

We sure don't. But war is a profitable thing, is it not?
I was afraid that was gonna be your answer :(

As we discussed before, the United States economy depends a lot on
military related industry, ie, jobs, tax revenue, prestige, and to keep ahead
of the pack in weapons technology, so having said that, yeah your right.

All the bacon in the world, couldn't save us now.

Cmon-all you yanks love your Margaritas, I believe their home is Havana.

Drop the stupid sanction-that never worked.
Canada and EU are flying tourists in and out daily.
The only representatives to have to worry are the ones in Miami/Dade.

As for the Polaks, that move has hopefully been put on hold until a new
Administration is in place,Id say the Demo's will bin it.

I thought margaritas were Mexican...

EDIT: Yep, according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarita), the margarita originated in either Mexico or Texas (although only one of the many stories says Texas).

I thought margaritas were Mexican...Indeed they are, so it's settled.

Paul, you lose -- Poland gets the missile bases. :eek:

[QUOTE=DarkFantasy96]I thought margaritas were Mexican...


Stop Lightin up thar tOOt's?
Yer pic is gettin on me nerves.

Stop Lightin up thar tOOt's?
Yer pic is gettin on me nerves.
Mmkay, I'll change it then... Just hold on while I find a better one..

Mmkay, I'll change it then... Just hold on while I find a better one..
no needles!-thanks in advance:thumbs:

Is this one good enough for ya, Foolie? It's an "alternative" porn star named Scarlette Pain. (Since my first name is Scarlett, I feel a special connection with her... that and she's HOT! :D)

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Drinks all round-Im buying :(

We sure don't. But war is a profitable thing, is it not?

Only to the people making and selling weapons.
For everyone else war is an extremely costly venture.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Drinks all round-Im buying :(
if you're buying, i'm drinking!:drinktoth

Is this one good enough for ya, Foolie? It's an "alternative" porn star named Scarlette Pain.
They're calling themselves "alternative" now!?!? Pffft - lol

They're calling themselves "alternative" now!?!? Pffft - lol
Well she's "alternative" because she has tons of tattoos and piercings. It's just they label they give to girls who aren't the same old bleach blond, fake tits, fake nails type of girl.

I wonder how my boyfriend would feel if I became an "alternative" porn star... Hmmm.... I hear the Suicide Girls get paid a lot, and they don't even have to have sex with anyone... :D

Well she's "alternative" because she has tons of tattoos and piercings. It's just they label they give to girls who aren't the same old bleach blond, fake tits, fake nails type of girl.
Oh, I get it now - I thought it centered on the fact that miss Pain tortures women by inserting a large squash into certain body cavities. You know, like lesbian only, S&M type shit, hence the "alternative" part.

Oh, I get it now - I thought it centered on the fact that miss Pain tortures women by inserting a large squash into certain body cavities. You know, like lesbian only, S&M type shit, hence the "alternative" part.
No... She's more into being on the receiving side of the pain...

No... She's more into being on the receiving side of the pain...
I bet she is :D

No... She's more into being on the receiving side of the pain...
I thought women only dished it out.

I thought women only dished it out.
Hell no... Emotional pain, now that I can dish out. Physical pain is something I'd rather get than give.

Physical pain is something I'd rather get than give.
:eek: Are you serious???


You're shaping up to be the perfect woman...get outta line, and POW - right in the face for dishing out emotional pain. :D

Hell, that sounds fair enough....

:eek: Are you serious???


You're shaping up to be the perfect woman...get outta line, and POW - right in the face for dishing out emotional pain. :D

Hell, that sounds fair enough....
ROFL.... :lolhit: Now now, I don't like to be beaten up or anything... And it has to be in the right context, ya know?

:eek: Are you serious???


You're shaping up to be the perfect woman...get outta line, and POW - right in the face for dishing out emotional pain. :D

Hell, that sounds fair enough....


LOL... I think the type of "receiving pain" DF is talking about isn't exactly a punch in the face for misdeeds...

then again we are talking about DF..... anything is possible.

LOL... I think the type of "receiving pain" DF is talking about isn't exactly a punch in the face for misdeeds...

then again we are talking about DF..... anything is possible.
Well now isn't that flattering. :p

But no, I don't exactly find punches in the face sexy... I think that those who do are taking it a little far. :p

Had a great nite with the wife awhile back.
Romantic meal-some fuck me music-then----to bed for an early nite.

Fancied a bit of bondage-so I tied her to the bed-and dashed out for last orders :D

I didn't know you were married, Paul...

Of course, I knew you were Irish....:D

Yeah well-my wife used to tell me I forgot I was at times.

Had a great nite with the wife awhile back.
Romantic meal-some fuck me music-then----to bed for an early nite.

Fancied a bit of bondage-so I tied her to the bed-and dashed out for last orders :D
:lolhit: Haha, oh my that was funny.

(P.S. What's "last orders"? I'm figuring it's the same as the expression "last call" but I might be wrong...)

Last orders is shouted by the barman about 10 minutes before the bar closes.

Maybe the same thing :)

Yeah, same thing.

Yeah, same thing.
HOW THE HELL WOULD YOU KNOW?!?!?!?! You bad girl, you.

HOW THE HELL WOULD YOU KNOW?!?!?!?! You bad girl, you.
Pshhh... I've been in plenty of bars, dear. But even if I hadn't, I'd still know the saying (heard the song Closing Time?). It's a pretty common saying.

And yes, I am a bad girl. Is that a problem? :thumbs:

Fuck-this thread has went a long way from some shithole in Poland hehe.

Fuck-this thread has went a long way from some shithole in Poland hehe.
Well who the hell wants to talk about that anyways?:lolhit:

I know-it was just another way of putting the boot into George :)

And yes, I am a bad girl. Is that a problem? :thumbs:
Not if you're in Illinois. :)