No Rockets for Poland?

Lithuania's president, said his country is willing if necessary to host elements of a U.S. missile shield. The United States said earlier this month that tentative discussions had been held with the Baltic country on hosting an interceptor missile base, after talks with Poland, Washington's first choice of host country, stalled.

Ex-Soviet Lithuania who joined the European Union and NATO in 2004 is not currently engaged in negotiations with the United States on deploying a missile shield, but the head of state believes that this anti-missile system is an important element of European and international security. Therefore, if necessary, they are ready to work with our partners to deploy it.

Moscow strongly opposes the possible deployment by the U.S. of 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar in the Czech Republic as a threat to its national security. Washington says the missile defense system is needed to deter possible strikes from Iran.

Poland has taken a tough stance in talks with the U.S., demanding that Washington upgrade the country's air defense systems as a condition for the deployment of an anti-missile base.

It's true Poland never got much in return from the USA for any of it's heroic efforts in the aid of America. Kościuszko & Pulaski aren't even a footnote in American revolutionary history considering the huge role they played in getting France on our side and saving the Continental Army on several occasions. They didn't get much credit for saving the U.K. from Nazi invasion either. G.W. Bush was right - "you forgot Poland!

Now, I guess it's time for Poland to "forget" America. Go stick your missles in someone else's dirt.