"Rebuild our international relationships after eight years of unilateral action" much, Mr. President?

O: "In this new world, such dangerous currents have swept along faster than our efforts to contain them"

Um, especially when your efforts are in full retreat.

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coulda been worse... he might have asked bill
ayers, or bernadine dohrn to make the call.

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The Obama nightmare continues ..

It's getting crowded under that bus.

The Polish and Baltic States (Latvia, Estonia etc.) should be nervous. This is open encouragement to Putin to do a bit of expansion. My guess is the Ukraine will be the first step provided oil prices hold up. Donald Tusk is a bit of a character. My guess is he would have preferred a Republican President to a pseudo communist.

So when the poles (and the Czechs et al) decide (they probably did yesterday) to build nukes of their own the us shouldn't be surprised that they first hear about it via a seismograph reading. One unilateral act begets another I always say.

Well Eskimo, as the song went earlier this year:

"He's [literally] got the whole world / under the bus..."

on the subject of why who is where, file this under mixed messages:

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/090918/canada/canada_us_afghan_murder

Russia isn't planning on expanding, otherwise they wouldn't have stopped at just spanking the Georgians last year.

The leaders of Poland and the Czech Republic seem to have forgotten that promises from Western countries are just as meaningless now as they were in 1938/39.

Love that comment jwkozak91 and it deserves the bold too!

But really, let's not be Brits with post-colonial phantom limb complexes. The US is spent. The US era is over. The US is technically bankrupt.

But you gotta enjoy the dark humour of Hillary getting the dirty work and not even being able to do it.

As Kathy Shaidle might be imagined putting it: let the damn Europeans West and East look after their own damn defence.

Shoot! I guess we Americans can't make jokes about the French waving surrender flags 24/7 anymore.

Kate, not only do you put a burr under Canadian Politicians saddles, you smack at American Politicians just as hard.

Only thing I can think of to say is ; Who Loves Ya, Baby !!!
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"Russia isn't planning on expanding"

Although your pronouncements, to this point, have bordered on foolishness, I sincerely hope that you're right with this one.

"Russia isn't planning on expanding"

says a know nothing fool, they defacto expanded into Georgia, but hesitated because George had his finger on the trigger, now that OwebamaRahm can't even find the gun, we'll see what Pooteen's next move is in this area

Like I have been saying. Time for Canada to go nuclear as in missiles. It looks pretty plain from this hill that Obama would leave us flapping in the wind with an aggressive Russia & China. An Islam on the rise all over the planet. Hey, noodle head thinks all is quiet.
America cannot even be trusted to look after its own interests from this pseudo-messiah.
Hell he's even put his own troops in danger with HIS new ROE's (Rules of engagement). More died today that didn't have to. This man disgusts me. He is destroying the greatest Republic of History.Can you imagine this guy defending the arctic, which both China & Russia want?
Lets get real folks we have the 2nd largest Nation on the planet with a population near starving in size.
Like Israel we have to start depending on ourselves.
JMO

Palin 2012!

And whose submarine was toodeling up the St.Lawerence River this past spring?

Most likely the Ruskies.

Canada may well have to consider nukes and point them to the north.
Tough to do though, with two crypto-commie Canadian and one socialist party in opposition.

Palin 2012?

You want the left to go beserk, like running out into the streets and mass suicides beserk?

Beck/Palin 2012

Tee! Beck/Palin.
Where can Poland go after this? Surely someone, somewhere must fulfill its promises to that particular country.

As we rely on the US to help strengthen our claims to the Arctic this could bode ill for us. We are used to the US claiming things and they would I'm sure, that isn't the same as being sold down the river.

As I have read elsewhere, this insult occured on the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Poland by Germany and Russia.

Obama;s regime, if not Obama himself (?), is setting a trend of international(intentional) insult. First Gordon Brown, PM of the UK; then Stephen Harper, PM of CXanada; now Poland.

This guy, Obione, doesn't give a toss about anything other than his reflection in his kind's eye. He is carried along on the shoulders of the Chicago mob as a figurhead, a fig-leaf.

In support of GYM at September 18, 2009 7:10 PM

I must say that if one studies history, it is obvious that all players in the game of state take immediate advantage, and push it as far as they can, of the errors of the other players.

Remember that the ONEder didn't study history.

Palin/someone else.

This is bad.

Obama is putting us ALL in danger.

"...they defacto expanded into Georgia, but hesitated because George had his finger on the trigger..."

Hahaha. What idiocy. The Georgians launched a pre-emptive strike and got their asses kicked. If the Russians wanted to, they could have taken over the whole country and there would be bugger all the US, or any other country, could do about it without risking a nuclear war.

"Surely someone, somewhere must fulfill its promises to that particular country."

Poland is a part of NATO. Either that means something or it doesn't. Having a US missile shield adds little to Poland's security...if anything it just makes them more of a nuclear target. Claiming that this shield is to be used against "rogue states" is disengenuous and only a fool would believe it...this was meant purely to antagonize the Russians, and that's not the smartest thing to do.

Many folks around our world hold the United States solely responsible for the mess in world affairs.
Mr Obama and the leadership of the democratic party subscribe to that view.
He has made no secret that he would change things to fit his agenda. He has appointed people who have the same lack of respect for American history that he has.
The authority of his office gives him the right to do what he is doing. We had better get used to the changes he is making.
Canadians are fortunate because our lives are not on the line as are folks in other countries.
Would you rather be in Israel or the Georgian Republic?
I find it difficult to understand why a lot of Canadians do not accept that very few human beings on earth have not even a tiny bit of freedom. We are the few!
The embryo of the huge changes now underway in America began way back in the 1930's with the "wobblies" and are just now coming to fruition.

We are seeing the ascension of a tough ideological event. No one is guaranteed
a tomorrow and no one is guaranteed freedom!

There is much more to come!

schiff/palin 2012 ....the reason peter is an economist and will bring america back to it's self and then some he is for capitolism and especially the free market he is for small buisness and palin becuase she is the woman that almost all women are afraid to be these day's has had more than 2 golden babies stands by her husband NO MATTER WHAT !! as well she is intellegent and carismatic ..she as a wonderful smile and with a little fine tuning (history lessons some solid defence ,and some fire power for the dem's) she would be great and i think america and the world would be so shocked to see what the under dog's are capable of , those 2 people love there country and when they say they want to put there country first that is exactly what they mean you CAN trust them palin just deosn't come off as a big fat liar niether deos schiff ..he predicted all of this mess ..not week's or month's before it happened but years ...and bush was a fiscal socialist ..so i am being non biased i am speaking from the fact's and i think personally that will be a great duo for freedom of all kinds justice of every type and the american way !! this all comming from a canadian ...the reason why i say this is they are our neighbours and right now the owners rented out the house and i don't like our nieghbours i hope when the lease is up we get good nieghbour's again ..i liked bush but he was corrupt as well unfortunatly so was mulrooney...anyway .that's my thought thank you .

re. RW @8:42 - Obama sure hasn't been going out of his way to make himself popular with the Poles.

Their PM is called Donald Tusk?

What is he, leader of the Rhinoceros Party?

Ulianov, start brushing up your history. Russia handed out passports to the Ossetians BEFORE they launched an attack on the Georgians.

Osumashi Kinyobe - The Russians have also been issuing passports within the last year to Russian-speakers in the Crimea (Ukraine).

These are interesting times indeed.
I was chatting with some very conservative american associates recently---and one blurted out---"Palin--she's crazy--"
To which I responded---"and Obozo is sane?"......
on reflection this fellow realized that this was a reflex from MSM.....
That reflection was hopeful---that guy was x-psy-ops......
He then commented "I guess we have really deteriorated beside just our wastelines..."
This made me wonder how much the MSM repetition succeeds......????
"where's the beef???"

Yes, the Russians really do know how to stir the trouble-muck, don't they? Why people think they would be happy under Putin, I do not know.

"this was meant purely to antagonize the Russians"

What possible purpose would that serve?

Not having their way antagonises the Russians.

...this was meant purely to antagonize the Russians, and that's not the smartest thing to do.

Either Russia is a threat, or it isn't. Leftists should make up their mind.

They bankrupted themselves in the arms race (socialism can't compete, hence all the compulsion), maybe they'll do it again. A weak Russia is a good Russia.

Isreal did not listen to HIllary CLinton and
Isreal saw the Russia surprisly

and spy of USA probably said Isreal talk with Russia and not listen to USA
then both are got punished
plus Poland was army for Goerge Bush not obama

probably:
Clinton try to warn Russia and Isreal to listen and do not built building with no permision

Canadain plan to built high rise in Palestin and Isreal like EMprie building to cover both parties population stay in thier borders
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Václav Klaus (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈklaus]; born 19 June 1941) is the second President of the Czech Republic (since 2003, reelected 2008)

he is Atheism and do not believe god

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The European Parliament election of 2009 in Poland was the election of the delegation from Poland to the European Parliament in 2009 which took place on 7 June 2009.[1] On 13 February the Sejm (the lower house of the Polish parliament) accepted a proposal for an amendment to the electoral court act to allow voting for the European Parliament election of 2009 to take place over 2 days i.e. the 6 and 7 June 2009. However on 5 March, the proposal was referred to the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland by the Polish President, Lech Kaczyński.[2]

He is catholic.

The Polish electorate elected 50 MEPs.[1] In the 27 EU Member States, at total of 736 MEPs were elected from 4-7 June 2009.[1]

Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlɛx alɛˈksandɛr kaˈtʂɨɲskʲi] ( listen); born 18 June 1949) is the President of the Republic of Poland, a politician of the conservative party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice, PiS). Kaczyński served as Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 22 December 2005, the day before his presidential inauguration. He is the identical twin brother of the former Prime Minister of Poland and current Chairman of the Law and Justice party, Jarosław Kaczyński.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's challenge to retain power

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all the Iraq war are supported by two above soludrs and all bombs in Iraq go unde quesiton now

Not a word about this on the msm news I have had the tv on all day, unless I missed the tiny ticker messages at the bottom.

I think our days are numbered. The world situation right now is truly frightening and I am not often given over to paranoia. He is not a leader - he is an absolute maniac. I agree with who ever said we must defend ourselves. We certainly can not count on the US - all they want is our resources; water, oil, and mines and if that snake Ignatieff gets in - he will hand it all over on a silver platter.

One wonders why commie sympathizers in the West, like our resident troll uli, never put their money where their mouths are, and relocate to Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, or any other workers' paradise.

It's a rhetorical question of course. We all know why: they're nothing but poseurs.

I think thr Polish and Czech governments are kinda feeling like Carrie did after the pail got dumped on them at the crowning for the prom queen.