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Now people are going back to Poland, not vice versa:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/22/poland.return.ap/index.html
Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "frankphd_us" <frankphd_us@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 6:35 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: OT: preserving Amibroker
> Yuki,
> I normally read all your posts with great pleasure - not this time.
> Living in a neutral country of "old-europe", with 5 national languages
> and english widely spoken, I strongly object your analysis. If you
> would like to know more details, let me know.
>
> Concerning the special situations of the (by GWB)so called "new
> europe", i.e. nations formerly behind the iron curtain, it seems they
> trust the US more than the EU - but prefer to join the EU for economic
> reasons. If this way can survive when political interest between the
> US and EU are incongruent, remains to be seen. But sometimes there was
> the impression, that the tail tried to wager the dog.
>
> And concerning Russia and its historical ambitions: Sometimes things
> (and politics and nations) change for good or worse. In "old europe"
> many strong friends of the people of the US (not its admin) think here
> were the good ones and there were the bad ones, but the US have
> changed for worse - maybe Russia might change for better.
>
> And for going to the US a passport won`t suffice - visa are required
> for Polish people - if it hasn`t changed meanwhile.
>
> Sorry, whilst I still admire the american people, I lost most of my
> trust in its political system (and published analysis) since 2000. I
> wonder, why.
>
> Kind regards
>
> frankphd_us
>
>
> -- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Yuki Taga <yukitaga@xxx> wrote:
>>
>> It might be a good idea to get Amibroker out of Poland.
>>
>> I did my master's degree in National Security Studies at Georgetown
>> University (undergraduate work at Columbia). Make of this what you
>> will, as I'm sure any intelligent person would do in any case.
>>
>> The key to the future stability of Eastern Europe is a country that
>> didn't even really exist before 1871: Germany. Until that year, the
>> German-speaking world was fragmented into small states, riven by
>> internal dissension, and wide open to the influence of foreign
>> powers.
>>
>> With the Prussian defeat of the French in 1871, all that changed.
>> Prussia was now free to create a unified Germany. This changed the
>> history of Europe, as most of us recognize, but Germany still found
>> itself in the position of being sandwiched between Russia and France,
>> and we have all lived with the psycho-political ramifications of that
>> for most of the 20th century.
>>
>> With the demise of the Soviet Union, circa 1991, Germany found itself
>> united, and militarily secure. It was rarified air, and although
>> economically expensive initially, the Germans loved it. In fact,
>> they could afford it.
>>
>> Germany would have naturally welcomed any blockage of the reemergence
>> of Russian influence in the early years of this century, but by now
>> this reemergence is a fact, and a fact that Germany is not inclined
>> to challenge. Almost without saying, Europe, and Germany, are
>> dependent on Russian energy to get through the winters at a price
>> they can afford.
>>
>> If Germany is inclined to thwart the newly aggressive posture of
>> Russia, the first step would be to insure its eastern flank, namely
>> Poland and the Baltic countries. If the United States could be
>> relied upon to provide sufficient forces, this would be a credible
>> deterrent. But of course the US cannot possibly put sufficient
>> forces into the area, and must rely on its nuclear umbrella, and
>> Germany well understands this.
>>
>> Mind you, Germany would have no objection to US forces in the
>> Baltics. But Germany absolutely realizes that such forces would be
>> only token, and that the US would unlikely be willing to "go to the
>> mat" (full-out nuclear war) with the Russians should they decide they
>> can no longer tolerate the Baltic states. So Germany isn't about to
>> send troops east. Therefore, Germany does not make NATO credible,
>> unless you think Danish and Dutch or Belgian troops are going to take
>> up much slack. God love you, and God help them.
>>
>> The bottom line is that NATO is no longer a credible threat against
>> Russian games in Eastern Europe. A "fait accompli" would be just
>> that: a done deed. Russia understands this, and is testing the idea
>> in Georgia.
>>
>> The problem of Eastern European security is the problem of Germany.
>> If it won't act to thwart Russian aggression, for whatever reason,
>> then what can be done about Russia, which seems bent on reasserting
>> its former hegemony?
>>
>> If I was living in Poland these days, I'd make sure everyone in my
>> family had a passport -- and the means to use it.
>>
>> As we all know, these are very challenging economic times.
>> Historically, such times have lent themselves to military adventures,
>> whether most of us would deem such adventures prudent or otherwise.
>>
>> I know ... I know ... these are different times.
>>
>> Oh? Really? And just what would a lame-duck US administration do
>> about a sudden and full-fledged Russian invasion of the Baltics and
>> or Poland? Stop them from trading with insolvent US banks? Risk New
>> York for Tallinn? Tell me another good joke.
>>
>> I stand ready to take on opposing views. ^_^
>>
>> Yuki
>>
>
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