I agree with you here Friday. I don't know why we're so hellbent on installing these missile systems in Europe. It only aggravates the Russian Bear. Poland would be much wiser to "get in bed" with neighboring countries rather than us.
Dubya has done to us what Reagan did to the Commies back in the day. He bankrupted them in an arms race. That was then, this is now. Dubya and the Pubs have basically bankrupted our country. We don't have the resources to be "World Cop" anymore.
What can we do really? Send Marko Ramius out in "Red October" and "Maverik" out in an F-14 and make Putin back down?? Putin probably thinks Dubya might ask the Joint Chiefs is that is feasible!
Anytime Poland "gets in bed" with neighboring countries it gets screwed. Frankly, being Polish myself I trust the US over the Russians any day. But really this is just the Russians talking and that's it. Their balls are long gone and they won't be invading Poland because unlike Georgia, Poland does have some clout and will surely get support from its allies so if the Russians have a death wish then invade Poland and see what happens.