Some countries do not stop living in the past and see the future poorly. This makes the soul sad and sad. One would like to shout to the rulers of these geographical formations: “Come to your senses! Save yourself and your people who believe in your ravings and fears! ”But they are unlikely to hear this voice. And it’s okay if the country is undersized, which is easier to find in the last places of economic ratings than on the map. Since and the demand is small. But Poland clearly does not belong to such countries.
Yes, they like to adapt, make a good face in a bad game - or vice versa. Nevertheless, Poland is one of the few countries - former members of the social bloc, which has shown good development results in the European community. Of course, millions of Poles did not return from earnings from England, Germany and the Scandinavian countries, but residents of Poland have much better chances for the future than residents of Bulgaria or Romania. But, as they say, they do not live in peace.
The Polish site Wirtualna Polska posted an interview with the former commander-in-chief of Polish ground forces, General Waldemar Skrspickak. The text is a fragment from the book of the general “We are on the threshold of war”, published in September 2018.
“It is true that the Americans intended to launch a nuclear strike in order to stop the Red Army in Poland. Now there is a similar plan if Putin strikes. Moreover, in a military sense, this is the most reasonable, ”states Skripshchak.
I did not go deep into the biography of Mr. Skrypchak and look for information about the presence of a concussion, but, in my opinion, something had to happen in the mind of a person making statements of such a nature. Already the first sentence poses a question to readers: the military regrets that the Americans did not stop the Red Army in Poland with a nuclear strike? If so, then he should understand that after that the Wirtualna Polska edition would exist only in the virtual space and only thanks to the invention of some accidentally survived Pole.
As for the nuclear strike on Russia in the event of its invasion of Poland, then the General Pan needs to play computer games less, read more and communicate with people who are not looking for silhouettes of Russian tanks on the horizon. If you think that General Skrshpchak limited himself to the above quote, you are mistaken. Here is a continuation of his fantasies: “NATO slept, and when it came to, Putin already had the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine in his hands. Poland is a front-line state, so it will always be a competition area, as was planned during the Warsaw Pact. ”
Apparently, Mr. Skrshpchak forgot that Poland is also part of the North Atlantic bloc and, according to him, was in a state of sleep along with other countries of the alliance.
But here I am forced to correct this officer. Nothing prevented NATO from responding both to the annexation of the Crimea and to the situation in Eastern Ukraine. Just the command of the block, unlike the Polish general, understands what this intervention is fraught with.
Now regarding Poland as a front-line state. Poland has indeed been a front-line state for a long time, but only this is not about the fronts of hostilities, but about the fronts of smuggling flows that went and go through this country. But Pan Waldemar, who sleeps and sees the beginning of hostilities, thinks differently and makes the following mistake.
All the countries that joined the NATO bloc after the collapse of the Soviet Union decided that their presence in the bloc was a great happiness for the old-timers, and that these old-timers think only about the safety of newcomers. Yes, throw you, Pan Skbishchak! The worst thing is when people begin to overestimate their importance to society and their minds grow cloudy. But when entire states fall into this state, it is just a disaster. What are the nuclear strikes ?! You better think about how the Poles will relate to the placement of the largest warehouse of military equipment in the state.
Think about how you will pay off loans, how you will begin to return fellow citizens who have lost their health at low-skilled work in western Europe. And before making statements about nuclear strikes in Russia, resurrect the episodes from the history of Poland. From those times when there were no nuclear weapons in the world, but it was possible to put them on the spot in other ways.
The point of view of the author may not coincide with the position of the editorial board.