Report: Poland may pull out of Iraq

[Barrett808]

Source: Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland - Polish Prime Minister-designate Donald Tusk said his future government would seek to end the nation's military mission in Iraq next year, according to an interview published Wednesday.

Poland, a staunch U.S. ally, sent combat troops to the 2003 war in Iraq and still has some 900 soldiers stationed in the southeast, despite public displeasure with the mission. Polish troops now primarily train Iraqi forces and renovate schools and hospitals.

"We want to finish the mission in this form in 2008," Tusk was quoted as saying by the daily Polska. He did not elaborate.

A survey released Wednesday by the CBOS institute found that 81 percent of Poles oppose the military mission in Iraq. The poll of 1,385 adults, conducted Oct. 10-14, gave a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071031/ap_on_re_eu/poland_us_iraq

[MNDemNY]

1. Damn...we're screwn.

[MADem]

2. Well, holy shit....you're not gonna BELIEVE this....

I forgot Poland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[underpants]

4. Really hard to believe

[soothsayer]

6. Well now you can forget Poland

[Javaman]

17. Or Poland is forgetting about us. ;) lol nt

[underpants]

3. Noooooooooooooo

:grr:

[rodeodance]

5. next year

[olddad56]

7. Oh no, all three troops?

[SpikeTss]

8. Congratulations!

I never understood, why the polish people with their great history (fiercely fighting and almost winning against the Nazis and fighting against Stalinism) took part in this Nazi-like war against Iraq. I guess it was due to the fact that they were governed by a very conservative party and we all know that politicians with this sort of mindset are not able to act responsibly.

[emilyg]

9. Good take. Thanks.

[yava]

12. no, Poland went against their guts to support the US

because Polish Americans and the CIA supported them during the hard days.
Change of mind now is because they got almost nothing in return from the US and almost all aid comes from the EU.
Also, Poles still need visa to enter US while most of "old" Europe does not. They feel very strongly about this.

[calimary]

15. Welcome to DU!

Does this mean bush will be telling us we can forget about Poland now?

There it is, ladies and gentlemen, done in your name and funded with your money - the Coalition of the Wilting...

Can we END THIS yet?

[Amonester]

19. It's more like politicos with this sort of mindset are more than able

to take the "few" billions "being generously offered" to them and "secretly" stick a few "diplomatic briefcases" in secret lockers under Switzerland's Geneva International Airport's landing lanes (same place where Marcos "hid" 15 billions in gold bars).

For short, it's called "bribery" and... since the USD is "lacking demand" these days, there's like not too much "incentive" to take in more (increasingly worthless paper).

[Megahurtz]

10. Good For Them!

[Danger Mouse]

11. Are they going to take their crack cavalry corps with them, too?

[LynnTheDem]

13. Don't forget...ummm...hmmmm...

[LynnTheDem]

14. 81 percent of Poles oppose the military mission in Iraq.

81 percent of Poles oppose the military mission in Iraq.

But George W. "demockracy" bUsh opposes the 81%.

[TheLastMohican]

18. Tells a lot about the quality of Polish government

If they went against the wish of 81% of their citizens.

[eagler]

16. I knew those polack jokes would catch up with us eventually

[CatholicEdHead]

20. So, when did we forget about Poland?

They need their due.