Poland Hopes U.S. Will Not Let It Down On Shield

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, both seated, signed a missile-defense deal in Warsaw, August 2008. Photo from Wall Street Journal/Reuters

From Yahoo News/AP:

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Poland said on Sunday it hoped the new U.S. administration would not abandon plans to station a missile defence system on its territory.

President Barack Obama's administration is reviewing U.S. security policy, including the missile shield plan. This has prompted speculation he might shelve a project that has angered Moscow, with which Washington wants to mend ties.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Poland had taken "something of a political risk" in signing an agreement with the Bush administration to host the system.

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My Comment: President Obama's administration has already written Poland off. It is just that the Poles have not realized it yet.

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