Poland wants missile defense?

Poland says yes to U. S. missile defense system. Russia is pissed.

Poland has been resisting all this time because they didn't want to piss Russia off too much. I'm sure there is an incentive offered by the U. S. to Poland to have the U. S. system in place in addition to some sense of self defense. Now that Russia invaded Georgia, the disincentive for the placement is pretty much moot. Russia will invade whenever the hell they feel like it so, why not take the U. S. taxpayer money and missile defense system?

The Russians have come right out and said that the missile defense system breaks their nuclear deterrent status. That is, if you nuke us, we will nuke you deterrent. The U. S. says the placement is to protect against Iran, not Russia. The defense system can shoot down either apparently. I have no idea. I've read nothing on the potential of the missile defense system the news reports are talking about. I assume it is the same system they tested off the coast of California a couple years ago.

The MSM keeps calling Georgia 'The Former Soviet Republic of Georgia'. What the hell is that? Georgia is not part of Russia. The Soviet Union is long dead. Georgia is a country. A nut-ball up-start country, but then many small countries have to be a bit crazy just to survive. I mean, Georgia has to grow up right next door to the biggest bully on the block.

So really, Russia has lost some street cred with the invasion of Georgia. I bet Russia thought the move would make them look tough. Instead, Russia looks unstable on an international level. Russia used an excuse of defending passport holders. The fact that Russia was giving Russian passports to people who are citizens of another country is not lost on the world stage.  That is a red flag when it comes to international relations. It is bait on a hook for the target country to bite. Georgia bit, and got caught. Georgia has been upgraded with NATO. Whatever that means, Georgia is still not a member of NATO. I'm sure the Russians are not happy about it.

Russia will leave troops in Georgia with the intent of controlling just how far Georgia can push Russia's buttons. There will be a bit of back peddling on Russia's part, but not much. Nothing obvious. Back door political channels are probably lit up with vague non-apologies and half-assed statements of standing down. Perhaps a couple "Fuck you"s thrown in for good measure. The public will not be let in on the jokes. Russia will still be Russia. The Middle East will still be in turmoil. The West will still be clueless how to survive and Joe six-pack will worry far more about getting laid than anything to do with politics.

All is well. Well, if not well, all just is.