Comments on: Biden’s advisor: think less of what U.S. can do for Central Europe, get over history http://www.bloggernews.net/122693 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:17:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ukraine http://www.bloggernews.net/122693#comment-1427835 Ukraine Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:37:09 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/122693#comment-1427835 It's time for Poland and Baltic states to think what are they able to sell to the world except their anti-russian rhetoric. They have to build their ecomomy, so their good relationships with Russia can be much more useful for their economy than their platonic relationships with USA which is so far away. It’s time for Poland and Baltic states to think what are they able to sell to the world except their anti-russian rhetoric. They have to build their ecomomy, so their good relationships with Russia can be much more useful for their economy than their platonic relationships with USA which is so far away.

]]> By: Van'ka http://www.bloggernews.net/122693#comment-1427432 Van'ka Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:06:54 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/122693#comment-1427432 There is a good saying in Russian language and the saying may be addressed to East Europeans today: One can not jump over his head. This can be interpreted as: if your are not strong enough you'd better do not irritate your neighbors. This is pretty much can addressed today to Poland and Baltic "States". There is a good saying in Russian language and the saying may be addressed to East Europeans today: One can not jump over his head. This can be interpreted as: if your are not strong enough you’d better do not irritate your neighbors. This is pretty much can addressed today to Poland and Baltic “States”.

]]> By: hiseas1 http://www.bloggernews.net/122693#comment-1427237 hiseas1 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:14:51 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/122693#comment-1427237 This administration seems to have no sense of history, maybe no knowledge of it. Certainly, there is little or no evidence of an appreciation for the experience of others. Many people living in Eastern Europe today lived through most of the Communist years. They still remember the fear that permeated their daily lives during that period. A lot of those people are even now reluctant to talk about life under the Communist regime. They definitely do not trust the current leadership in Russia. There is no need to live in the past, but it is selfish and callous to disregard and dismiss the courage and fortitude those people displayed for more than four decades. Surely there must be ways both to honor history and to encourage cooperation and progress for the future -- or at least to find spokesmen who won't continue to offend and alarm some of the country's longest-standing allies. This administration seems to have no sense of history, maybe no knowledge of it. Certainly, there is little or no evidence of an appreciation for the experience of others.

Many people living in Eastern Europe today lived through most of the Communist years. They still remember the fear that permeated their daily lives during that period. A lot of those people are even now reluctant to talk about life under the Communist regime. They definitely do not trust the current leadership in Russia.

There is no need to live in the past, but it is selfish and callous to disregard and dismiss the courage and fortitude those people displayed for more than four decades. Surely there must be ways both to honor history and to encourage cooperation and progress for the future — or at least to find spokesmen who won’t continue to offend and alarm some of the country’s longest-standing allies.

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