Monday, November 14, 2005

Still a hard sell?


The Polish defense minister, Radek Sikorski, and Star Wars II

The Warsaw Station blog comments on official recognition that Warsaw and Washington have been negotiating a deal on placing the US ‘Star Wars II’, anti-ballistic missile system in this country. Gustav notes that:

Gazeta [Wyborcza] reports that Dominique Moisi from the French Institute of International studies, says: "Did Poland consult its decision with European allies? Poland sees itself in the EU as a bridge between NATO and Europe. Together with this new government the question arises: Hasn't she already gone to the other side of the bridge?"

The US is building two bases at home where anti-rocket rockets and radar systems will be searching the skies for incoming threats from the latest bogey-state of the day. The Pentagon has been searching for a third base, in central and Eastern Europe, since late 2003. Candidates include Poland, Czech Republic or Hungary.

If Poland is chosen, then the man on the Polish side responsible for dealing with the Pentagon is the new Defense Minister, Radek Sikorski. If this is the new government’s policy then Sikorski must presumably be for the policy too.

Well, late last year he was more skeptical. In December 2004, Emmanuel Evita writes at the American Enterprise Institute web site:

Sikorski said granting interceptor host rights to the United States amounts to "ceding territory (for one country) to launch violence against another country to affect its strategic calculus." Anything less than a generous package -- which could include greater industrial and economic incentives according to Sikorski -- would be "a difficult sell in the current atmosphere of Central Europe" -- including Poland, said Sikorski. "There is a growing feeling in the region that 'We are not doing Iraq again.'"

So what’s happened since a year ago? Has the situation in Iraq got any better? Or is the 'package' getting better?

12 comments:

Gustav said...

It will be interesting to see what his answers are to those questions when he gets back from Washington. He's headed there later this month

beatroot said...

Bill

Apart from the doubts that this system is actually any good – and it does, at the moment, seem to be better at missing things than hitting them – it’s really a political deployment – if it happens.

Negotiating unilaterally, as Poland has done, is not going to go down well with other partners of Poland...I mean the EU.

And domestically, some Poles will feel safer with having such a technology on its soil. But others are going to think that – at a time when Poland, like the UK – are closely linked to the US’s very unpopular war in Iraq, rumors of secret camps full of al-Qaeda terrorists, etc – that the system is going to make them more of a target for all sorts of nasty things. And I am not just talking about the Middle East. The great bogeyman in Poland is always going to be an out of control Russia.

So it’s a potentially touchy subject here, Bill.

I was also wondering what conditions that the US can offer. These anti-missile rockets and stuff are not labor intensive. They will not be creating many Polish jobs. So what’s the US got to offer?

At the moment, Bush can’t even offer Poles visa free travel to the US.

Gustav said...

Bill, shouldn't all the points you've mentioned already be covered by Poland's membership in NATO?

Anonymous said...

http://lo.madpage.com/allegra-f0/sustedatfl.html flomax patent expiry http://lo.madpage.com/allegra-f0/ctito.html prilosec medicine side effects http://lo.madpage.com/allegra-f0/howrstzthecu.html depakote food interactions http://lo.madpage.com/imitrex-14/ytrsouthera.html problems with taking cialis and propecia http://lo.madpage.com/n-09/caimiti.html generics for lipitor http://lo.madpage.com/soma-witb1/rethethin.html allergies lexapro http://lo.madpage.com/n-09/wandealoung.html lexapro testimonials http://lo.madpage.com/paxil-25d6/ldencorlit.html fever mix motrin and tylenol http://lo.madpage.com/paxil-25d6/theved.html 25 seroquel http://lo.madpage.com/zyban-pr4a/detsenche.html cymbalta lightheadedness http://lo.madpage.com/zyban-pr4a/amngouthicim.html levitra prescription http://lo.madpage.com/imitrex-14/potascofofa.html green tea with caffeine http://lo.madpage.com/f-76/zengrecher.html tramadol lupus http://lo.madpage.com/zyban-pr4a/englozla.html swollen ankles advair singulair http://lo.madpage.com/f-76/hesedusthit.html generic names of cipro http://lo.madpage.com/soma-witb1/zenionionle.html motrin for pain after breast augumentati http://lo.madpage.com/allegra-f0/kenler.html side effects of prometrium 200 mg http://lo.madpage.com/paxil-25d6/gmmikike.html new york celebrex attorney

Anonymous said...

http://oje.obosor.com/0127/otthicth.html weight gain with lexapro http://oje.obosor.com/5-e6/keudenele.html avandia lawsuits in kansas city http://jre.swiftphp.com/j-6b/uppurlleands.html cipro no prescription overnight fedex http://oje.obosor.com/for-ea/kerliscisen.html viagra softtabs http://oje.obosor.com/5-e6/ppeth.html double dose aldactone by accident http://jre.swiftphp.com/0f5/honderly.html norvasc medications http://jre.swiftphp.com/j-6b/theda.html sulindac and relafen http://oje.obosor.com/5-e6/ygexisenn.html amaryl information photos pills http://oje.obosor.com/33-8f/patevefosen.html bupropion hcl zyban http://oje.obosor.com/0127/wasonyet.html zantac vs pepcid http://oje.obosor.com/304/qurayip.html prednisone and wasp stings http://oje.obosor.com/304/quretli.html what is the calssification of celexa http://jre.swiftphp.com/j-6b/fozerncor.html prilosec labeling http://oje.obosor.com/304/onthis.html prescription drug celexa http://oje.obosor.com/0127/khingitoitha.html aleve canada http://jre.swiftphp.com/ed-e2/whesur.html books on coumadin diet http://jre.swiftphp.com/eng-1b/xaichiv.html medrol injection http://jre.swiftphp.com/0f5/hotehioed.html coumadin dosing adjustment http://oje.obosor.com/5-e6/orese.html effects lipitor medication side http://oje.obosor.com/33-8f/dimendite.html tramadol valtrex renova cialis http://jre.swiftphp.com/j-6b/ythofi.html lipitor patient family teaching http://oje.obosor.com/33-8f/padanton.html glucophage 750 http://oje.obosor.com/33-8f/verck.html paxil counter life http://jre.swiftphp.com/09-00/pheace.html pharmacy ecstasy viagra http://oje.obosor.com/33-8f/rosezere.html warfarin viagra http://jre.swiftphp.com/j-6b/sunssheron.html after clomid miscarriage http://jre.swiftphp.com/0f5/trasthoucan.html elevated blood pressure when discontinui http://jre.swiftphp.com/ed-e2/jerompairexa.html cialis versus regalis http://oje.obosor.com/33-8f/besaphioucr.html can you shoot up oxycodone

Anonymous said...

http://prestone-tire.go4uon.co.cc/tathi.html bicycle tire boot http://lio.go4uon.co.cc/smessur.html danby portable dishwasher canadian tire http://prestone-tire.go4uon.co.cc/hanandd.html mb motoring tires http://high-mileage.go4uon.co.cc/ommmasthelll.html tires palmdale california http://new-milford.go4uon.co.cc/erisal.html ray car tires http://find-tire.go4uon.co.cc/thavath.html tire store near wellington florida http://lio.go4uon.co.cc/gousutw.html co op mud tires http://used-truck.go4uon.co.cc/cawag.html nexen tires http://used-truck.go4uon.co.cc/enaristhean.html mazdaspeed 3 tire sizes http://find-tire.go4uon.co.cc/yimpre.html michelin tires in toronto http://custom-lettered.go4uon.co.cc/gancrd.html globe tire http://tire-chains.go4uon.co.cc/verymyonis.html online tires canada http://pace-trailer.go4uon.co.cc/drdondd.html freds tires minnesota http://lio.go4uon.co.cc/yomasthed.html motorcycle tire size charts http://prestone-tire.go4uon.co.cc/utoki.html bob simerel tires columbus ohio http://cherap-tires.fe3e.vum.me/gemalymeden.html mismatch tire width http://prestone-tire.go4uon.co.cc/guclanthere.html altima tire recommendations http://tire-chains.go4uon.co.cc/ntzle.html used tire sales oregon http://lio.go4uon.co.cc/udrleacinqu.html 20 rims and tires 4x4 http://high-mileage.go4uon.co.cc/erioflmn.html cooper geo tires

Anonymous said...

http://prestone-tire.go4uon.co.cc/creti.html ford trucks running 49 inch tires http://prestone-tire.go4uon.co.cc/kousindumer.html carbon char tire pyrolysis structure sem http://pace-trailer.go4uon.co.cc/jewastealell.html mickey thomas tires http://dayton-tire.go4uon.co.cc/ovescozindou.html heftner tire http://dayton-tire.go4uon.co.cc/zeavisere.html tires 215 50 r15 http://prestone-tire.go4uon.co.cc/aneathingna.html used tires for boat trailers http://prestone-tire.go4uon.co.cc/profuremyon.html 2006 lexus wheels and tires http://lio.go4uon.co.cc/qunglongn.html tires mudders http://sumitumo-tires.go4uon.co.cc/leathe.html turo tires dalton georgia http://used-truck.go4uon.co.cc/nsthic.html replacement tires for buick rendezvous http://tire-chains.go4uon.co.cc/inandndowean.html tire dealers towanda ny http://find-tire.go4uon.co.cc/zenkicriso.html discount tire douglasville http://sumitumo-tires.go4uon.co.cc/qusundodasu.html pride scooter tires http://prestone-tire.go4uon.co.cc/yonldl.html cheng shin tires review http://pace-trailer.go4uon.co.cc/lingadioully.html cheap goodyear tires http://dayton-tire.go4uon.co.cc/zdingh.html tire stores in atlanta http://sumitumo-tires.go4uon.co.cc/jeaigove.html big o tire franchise http://used-truck.go4uon.co.cc/melluntevono.html balancing tire powder http://dayton-tire.go4uon.co.cc/tishoulethe.html trials tires http://prestone-tire.go4uon.co.cc/reedsu.html plus on tire sizing

Anonymous said...

http://gi4q.t30.pl/dilantinc3/zduriodey.html http://i4to.hmsite.net/guide-ned4/zidmplint.html http://gi4q.t30.pl/dilantinc3/edroblin.html http://jip.eshost.com.ar/05-80/eshedded.html http://i4to.hmsite.net/coreg-cr5f/mailishe.html http://gi4q.t30.pl/dilantinc3/veerele.html http://gi4q.t30.pl/dilantinc3/vendikeroo.html http://imitrex-nursing.spi4.osa.pl/fongrrdeni.html http://imitrex-nursing.spi4.osa.pl/iotliteeo.html http://imitrex-nursing.spi4.osa.pl/hofederyeda.html http://jip.eshost.com.ar/05-80/erisenisti.html http://jip.eshost.com.ar/singulaif7/waltorendont.html http://i4to.hmsite.net/guide-ned4/lindo.html http://i4to.hmsite.net/guide-ned4/veellonedkh.html http://la.spi4.osa.pl/xasove.html http://jip.eshost.com.ar/05-80/irtwindith.html http://imitrex-nursing.spi4.osa.pl/cutheteger.html http://la.spi4.osa.pl/yaithozd.html http://gi4q.t30.pl/dilantinc3/ozdlodomon.html http://i4to.hmsite.net/coreg-cr5f/peagoze.html http://gi4q.t30.pl/refunds-5c/mesul.html http://gi4q.t30.pl/dilantinc3/jexplfoe.html http://jip.eshost.com.ar/procardibc/ymothex.html http://jip.eshost.com.ar/procardibc/leenabe.html

Anonymous said...

http://bweb.vugg.net/treasure98/jetuppe.html accutane acne acne best treatment http://bweb.vugg.net/bontril-4a/nther.html reaction to prednisone http://bweb.vugg.net/depakote06/wengigrti.html shrooms dilantin http://bweb.vugg.net/herbal-l1c/useribrther.html zanaflex 4 mg capsules http://bweb.vugg.net/treasure98/amardem.html zelnorm and pregnancy http://f2re.100webspace.net/celexa-of2/jeellin.html list of generic viagra products http://bweb.vugg.net/herbal-l1c/ndexex.html can expired zoloft hurt you http://f2re.100webspace.net/cephalexcd/jutexadimma.html hours viagra http://f2re.100webspace.net/dish-net8d/yoofr.html depakote and bipolar meds http://f2re.100webspace.net/celebrex1b/intodopoffof.html zebeta beta blocker http://f2re.100webspace.net/celebrex1b/edomerelintl.html drug interactions prednisone http://bweb.vugg.net/treasure98/plishidi.html zetia hal life http://f2re.100webspace.net/dish-net8d/xisengruthay.html clomid 50 mg http://f2re.100webspace.net/hoodia-gc1/hthitleinap.html prilosec and package insert http://bweb.vugg.net/herbal-l1c/hingefrise.html barons nissen tricor http://f2re.100webspace.net/dish-net8d/iedowhimeth.html information on the drug aciphex http://f2re.100webspace.net/hoodia-gc1/aigeli.html focus factor and zoloft http://f2re.100webspace.net/celexa-of2/wathe.html zyrtec and dramamine http://bweb.vugg.net/herbal-l1c/drlmer.html cheapest tramadol online http://bweb.vugg.net/herbal-l1c/ghexcolkid.html seroquel lawsuit over weight gain http://bweb.vugg.net/viagra-af3/hintheaneles.html wellbutrin lamital zoloft http://bweb.vugg.net/prozac-s47/qutyi.html information on diaes medication actos

Anonymous said...

http://gre5.vugg.net/4f0/chedoshatho.html can you buy rogaine in europe WS http://ip2k.madpage.com/064/belashen.html cephalexin expired shelf life zcniuc http://ip2k.madpage.com/cymbaltae1/usoneasul.html what is tricor medication ?acx http://ip2k.madpage.com/ultram-fa0/jolsuleadsth.html drug picture toprol xl Y# http://gre5.vugg.net/lipoplex3c/sther.html zoloft starts to work (? http://gre5.vugg.net/4f0/kngithay.html geodon anal seepage ienow http://ip2k.madpage.com/zantac-af0/kngrspe.html green tea hoodia ineffective rexall qwnci http://ip2k.madpage.com/b86/whouthe.html canada cialis levitra ijqnicn http://ip2k.madpage.com/80d/linse.html wanted to trade prozac for valium ‡uec http://gre5.vugg.net/medicati18/gnldisutha.html lipitor 80 split hw> http://ip2k.madpage.com/80d/glore.html avandia lawyers in wi ?eio http://gre5.vugg.net/allegra-86/yisayomeer.html arava desert faran area map emb{mj http://ip2k.madpage.com/b86/yirlintle.html does cipro affect stools wnxa jw http://gre5.vugg.net/4f0/irryo.html cymbalta and lithium E????ioa http://gre5.vugg.net/cialis-a25/eisterdoaro.html dangers of synthroid ??ien http://gre5.vugg.net/cialis-a25/kedurmou.html coumadin blood level range ?D http://ip2k.madpage.com/b86/foderthe.html wbr effects lexapro medication side qonci http://ip2k.madpage.com/b86/zleent.html cephalexin used for ?E???? http://gre5.vugg.net/4f0/hentenkhe.html viagra triangle cleveland #? http://ip2k.madpage.com/b86/teatyoulite.html prozac causing back pain #wqc http://ip2k.madpage.com/80d/gorinal.html prozac lithium orotate acnn2 http://ip2k.madpage.com/crushing8e/kendin.html maximum dosage of viagra wez c http://ip2k.madpage.com/viagra-c85/moube.html somas are great (nm http://gre5.vugg.net/coreg-dr04/wains.html review nsi hoodia gordonii 2wq http://gre5.vugg.net/cialis-a25/bonowhire.html effexor and trazodone ?F http://ip2k.madpage.com/b86/oucurin.html imitrex triptan ?iuc http://ip2k.madpage.com/cymbaltae1/dofondanars.html pictures of norvasc 10 mg amlodipine ?? http://ip2k.madpage.com/crushing8e/keaiandedro.html adhd prozac maxZ http://gre5.vugg.net/coreg-dr04/lerersheesai.html reaction to levaquin and flagyl qoH http://ip2k.madpage.com/soma-pha50/thonltow.html lawsuit celexa acnnmw http://ip2k.madpage.com/390/kediv.html seroquel tardive dyskinesia ombnmq http://gre5.vugg.net/medicati18/ervathase.html actos lopid avalide ol byetta >acnn http://ip2k.madpage.com/zantac-af0/padamexiois.html aldactone message boards ?acnn http://ip2k.madpage.com/b86/wigleclin.html diet ggordonii hoodia pill A± http://ip2k.madpage.com/viagra-c85/inlevangrsto.html effexor xr vs celexa

Anonymous said...

=?? http://op10.100webspace.net/md-ec/yente.html same as viagra over the counter http://tramadol-and.dn4m.bee.pl/jersa.html when does propecia patent expire http://go.dn4m.bee.pl/vinede.html celexa sleepdisorders http://lexapro-cortisol.dn4m.bee.pl/forre.html use of antabuse http://ux.dn4m.bee.pl/limuclt.html celebrex mix with ibuprofen http://md2bo.l4rge.com/coumadin69/rsussecor.html prednisone for addissons http://md2bo.l4rge.com/g91/xaprstr.html celebrex animal form http://md2bo.l4rge.com/044/venoeastthe.html missed dose of celexa http://lexapro-cortisol.dn4m.bee.pl/qurend.html alcohol zoloft http://op10.100webspace.net/cbe/fozlo.html can you mix doxepin and cymbalta http://op10.100webspace.net/cbe/xavedinasp.html prozac for lovers http://zantac-side.dn4m.bee.pl/densocknrone.html how much is clomid http://md2bo.l4rge.com/g91/yofli.html cheap online purchase ultram http://op10.100webspace.net/md-ec/keres.html norvasc hypokalemia http://md2bo.l4rge.com/va4/aithartecale.html hoodia oprah winfrey http://op10.100webspace.net/o7e/deditov.html dupont revia http://op10.100webspace.net/o7e/vetofrasut.html pravachol and canadian http://md2bo.l4rge.com/g91/yofromuris.html cialis bestellen http://md2bo.l4rge.com/recommen8d/itrsthisul.html dosage of motrin and 800mg http://vi.dn4m.bee.pl/vendisth.html zoft hoodia http://acomplia-money.dn4m.bee.pl/zlenege.html prednisone patassium defiecentcy http://op10.100webspace.net/clomid-ue4/quithiga.html miscarriages recommend clomid http://md2bo.l4rge.com/va4/vesten.html can accutane cause chin hair http://md2bo.l4rge.com/recommen8d/dandsesine.html celebrex arthritic drug http://va.dn4m.bee.pl/walkeegyo.html increased prolactin level and risperdal http://cephalexin-drug.dn4m.bee.pl/mesas.html lamictal adverse reactions contraindicat http://fl.dn4m.bee.pl/xisexcanctha.html prednisone for cough http://md2bo.l4rge.com/va4/marokelrea.html metabalization of prilosec by the body http://go.dn4m.bee.pl/theripanolyt.html indocin side effect http://generic-viagra.dn4m.bee.pl/qutousungoli.html prozac solution and autism and dosage http://md2bo.l4rge.com/g91/qulyap.html car insurance lawsuit not celebrex

Anonymous said...

http://ki2n.hollosite.com/b5c/enden.html vytorin zetia http://usuarios.lycos.es/wqoli/ewa0/perelaverl.html antabuse home http://members.lycos.co.uk/erisi/sl4b/medllirdmana.html vytorin norvasc http://ki2n.hollosite.com/pharmaco78/heremonedali.html side effects for allegra d http://mitglied.lycos.de/dekaz/wsdc/dasikilita.html clomid and short luteal phase http://mitglied.lycos.de/dekaz/wsdc/leadeira.html tramadol generic http://usuarios.lycos.es/wqoli/mde/ccchedrlintr.html viagra commercial saturday night live http://ki2n.hollosite.com/b5c/mashmelteave.html lexapro and marijuana effects on it http://mitglied.lycos.de/dekaz/3b9/sarlanfane.html re lipitor side effects http://usuarios.lycos.es/wqoli/j02f/dkilexate.html micardis and manufacturer http://ki2n.hollosite.com/b5c/indenthieof.html side effects of suddenly stopy zoloft http://mitglied.lycos.de/dekaz/wsdc/utonenyphted.html aldactone and liver disease http://usuarios.lycos.es/wqoli/ewa0/desomoly.html cymbalta truth http://mitglied.lycos.de/dekaz/vg53/huicupo.html protonix test positive http://members.lycos.co.uk/erisi/sl4b/merss.html prednisone chest pain http://usuarios.lycos.es/wqoli/ewa0/rickin.html amphetamine seroquel http://mitglied.lycos.de/dekaz/vg53/nckis.html hpt and cozaar http://mitglied.lycos.de/dekaz/vg53/quteyment.html difference in prilosec and omeprazole http://ki2n.hollosite.com/0aa/qudongrthew.html what drugs are in lexapro http://mitglied.lycos.de/dekaz/vg53/ptiso.html tomato coumadin warfarin http://ki2n.hollosite.com/qade/lithianyorar.html verapamil calan http://usuarios.lycos.es/wqoli/ewa0/goforen.html tramadol hci overdoses http://mitglied.lycos.de/dekaz/wsdc/angoendd.html offshore pharmacy soma http://ki2n.hollosite.com/b5c/kisupandr.html zoloft hyper reflex headache http://members.lycos.co.uk/erisi/w90/qundoposhan.html clinical trials arimidex aromasin femara http://mitglied.lycos.de/dekaz/aa-42/rivexisungow.html lipitor launder http://members.lycos.co.uk/erisi/w90/ghagur.html procardia j code http://ki2n.hollosite.com/b5c/dentrlyerate.html celexa citalopram http://mitglied.lycos.de/dekaz/3b9/xplyer.html syndrome x can i use aleve http://usuarios.lycos.es/wqoli/j02f/quzdeelymom.html toprol xl exercise