Originally Posted by Ray

The pot boils over.

First, the ABM against Iran and rogues and now the demand for missiles against Russia.

From the Russian point of view, the ABM is a cloak for anti Russian aggressive intent and from the US point of view, merely a defence against rogues, which they claim does not include Russia. And in the middle are the Poles with their teeth chattering in fear of a warm hug from the Russian bear that might come in the near future. Interestingly, all parties involved are right in their perceptions!

History has always given the wrong end of the stick to the Poles and so they are obviously chary. But this fear and the clamour for US protection is only making the Russians see red and is, in fact, making the situation worse for the Poles. They should have done it without too much of hue and cry over their fears.