U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, and British Defence Secretary John Hutton talk at the non-NATO International Security Assistance Force meeting in Krakow, Poland, Feb. 19, 2009. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry MorrisonFrom Global Security Newswire:
Officials in Poland and the Czech Republic are worried that U.S. President Barack Obama might turn away from the Bush administration's plan to deploy missile defense bases in the two European nations, the Associated Press reported yesterday (see GSN, Feb. 13).
Warsaw and Prague increased tensions with Russia by agreeing to host the missile shield systems, which Moscow sees as a threat to its strategic security. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev last year went so far as to threaten to deploy short-range missiles near the Polish border if the U.S. plan moved ahead.
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My Comment: I sense a mood in which out Nato allies are concerned on the direction that President Obama wants to take America. They are wondering if they can rely on the U.S..