Money grubbing nitiwits

BBC headline: Poland "agrees" to host US missile shield.

Whatever man, seriously?

We live next to them and we don't like the idea. And fuck that bullshit about agreeing to it in principle, whatever. The govt of Poland knows exactly what it just agreed to.

Are Polish people even aware what their govt just signed them up for? This is just an extension of how blindly Poland has followed (and has had to back peddle on) US foreign policy.

This shield is just one part of a larger group of shields planned around North America, making it one part of a vast (now) cross-Atlantic defensive weapon. The defensive argument is reasonable at best, but however you look at it, no good can come of this, I mean seriously can it work out in any way better than as it is now, status quo- no fucking shields!

But the real question is, Why would Poland take this dubious honor? Its going to take global flack for it, yes. Its going to be ostracized by the EU? Maybe. But what does it gain?

The answer is clear, directly or indirectly, the one thing in it for Poland is money. Maybe they're getting jobs, maybe defense contracts, whatever.. somehow, it came down to money.

So we called the Polish govt at the least, a bunch of wolfing hounds, selling their country's airspace to a foreign country's bidding, in the end playing nothing but the convenient fools in what is clearly a US-run operation.

But what of the US?

Lets take it at its best angle, lets say the US did have all good intentions, and in fact wanted to thank Poland for their honorable duty besides America in the war on terror. Strange way to thank your faithful friends- put a large, targetable, integral part of a weapon system on their land, where there has been no significant unrest, and where they are having trouble coping themselves with their own internal issues, thus militarizing (not so coyly) another state even further. So in the end all America had was another larger weapon, and all they could give to their own peaceful allies was the prospect of more war.

I can just picture it a few days ago at an award ceremony somewhere to honour US allies...

Host: Here now to announce the winner of the "Best US Play Puppy" category, is Pres. Bush!

(enthusiastic cheering from the Taiwanese, British, and Saudi supporters)

Pres. Bush: I'm honored (smirk) to, oh hell... Poland! Here's a shield! You're officially our bitch now!