Bush and Kaczynski met on July 16

[Jaga]

I saw info about it in CNN and then I forgot to update you

July 17, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Polish President Lech Kaczynski met with U.S. President George W. Bush on June 16 at the White House, where the two leaders talked about the war in Iraq and U.S. plans to build a missile-defense base in Poland and the neighboring Czech Republic.


Speaking to reporters at the White House after their talks, Bush and Kaczynski said a Europe-based missile detection and interception system is essential. Bush described the two countries' cooperation on missile defense as a reflection of their shared desire for peace.

"There is no better symbol of our desire to work for peace and security than working on a missile-defense system," Bush said."We talked about how we can enhance the mutual security issues," Bush said. "And there is no better symbol of our desire to work for peace and security than working on a missile-defense system, a missile-defense system that would provide security for Europe from single- or dual-launch regimes that may emanate from parts of the world where leaders don't particularly care for our way of life and are in the process of trying to develop serious weapons of mass destruction."

Russian Opposition

The meeting between Bush and Kaczyniski comes just two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his continuing deep opposition to the planned missile-defense system by freezing Moscow’s participation in an international arms control treaty. Putin ordered Russia's suspension of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) -- a post-Cold War stability pact covering the deployment of armed forces from the Ural Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.

A Kremlin statement said the decision was linked to "extraordinary circumstances” that affect “the security of the Russian Federation and require immediate measures."

The move was largely seen as response to the United States’ refusal to be dissuaded from plans to establish 10 missile interceptors in Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic. The United States says the installation is needed to protect against threats from what it calls “rogue states” like Iran and North Korea. Moscow says its experts don't believe Iran poses a missile threat, and regards the plan as hostile.

Kaczynski, a strong Moscow critic, addressed Russian fears by characterizing the installation as purely defensive.

www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/07/8154D957-4F85-44B1-A1FC-42989E10EC09.html

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Jaga

Very good presentation. Although very often, I have found little to commend Mr. Bush for {US President} and of late, even very very little, for holding the prestigious office as President of the United States. The man seems disjointed and un-aware of currant affairs.

For the rogue states he has named {North Korea and Iran} North Korea has been bought off with fuel oil shipments and an out standing line of credit. Whilst Iran has disbanded uranium enrichment programme and has extended agreement of international nuclear inspectors for access to their facilities.

Under his watch, a new Africom office has been created, as announced by Mr. Robert Gates, authorized by Mr. Donald Rumsfeld. Newly appointed commander: General Willian Ward of US Army. Effective of Sept 2007, in operation: 30 Sept 2008.

Currant office: Stuttgart

Charles

[Jaga]

Charles, you know what I think about the current president. I should not even express it anymore....

[Jaga]

Kaczynski is very eager to meet American demands, almost too eager!

Read below:

Polish president under fire for signaling desire to host U.S. missile defense plan
WARSAW, Poland: President Lech Kaczynski faced domestic criticism Wednesday for signaling to the United States that Warsaw wants to host a missile defense base even before official negotiations are over and without agreement from the Polish parliament.

Even as the president wrapped up his U.S. visit with a tour of a missile defense system at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, criticism mounted at home over his comments in Washington that it is "largely a foregone conclusion" that Poland will agree to host a similar base.

The plan has sparked Russian outrage and threats of a new arms race.

Some opposition politicians and commentators say that Kaczynski weakened Poland's bargaining position with the United States by practically agreeing to the deal before negotiations have run their course and without first putting it up for debate to the Polish public or parliament.

"The president made a colossal mistake," commentator Bartosz Weglarczyk wrote in Wednesday's edition of the daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, a regular critic of the president and the government of his twin brother, Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski. "I think the decision slipped out of him by accident."

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www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/18/europe/EU-GEN-Poland-US-Missile-Defense.php