Poland wants to leave Iraq as soon as possible: Szmajdzinski

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040822/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_poland&cid=1514&ncid=1480

Szmajdzinski left Warsaw for Iraq overnight Saturday, on a mission to assess the political and military situation in the area under Polish command, his office said in a statement Sunday.


"We want to get out of Iraq as soon as possible, but first we have to build solid security conditions there," the minister was quoted as saying following a religious ceremony for a Polish soldier who was killed in a car bomb attack on Saturday.


"Only a democratic Iraq" can ensure world security and therefore Poland's security, he said.


The defence minister announced that he would travel to Iraq to see the situation for himself following the car bombing, the third of a string of attacks that have left three soldiers dead and more than a dozen wounded in the past week.

[Crunchy Frog]

1. I hope they decide to get out soon.

Considering Poland's history, they really should not be trying to get into the colonial empire business.

I was very disappointed when Poland decided to get involved in this little adventure.

[thebigidea]

2. Me too. Made me ashamed to have a last name ending with "ski"

What did they get out of the deal? A buncha F-15s or something?

After all, they have to protect their skies from... uh... errr... it'll come to me.