Lech Wałesa Blasts Obama BMD Surrender

Published September 18, 2009 2:06pm ET



The Nobel Prize winner unloads on Obama:

“Americans have always cared only about their interests, and all other [countries] have been used for their purposes. This is another example,” Mr Wałęsa told TVN24. “[Poles] need to review our view of America, we must first of all take care of our business,” he added. “I could tell from what I saw, what kind of policies President Obama cultivates,” the former president added. “I simply don’t like this policy, not because this shield was required [in Poland], but [because of] the way we were treated,” he concluded.

Obama promised to restore America’s diplomatic standing by working with our allies — in contrast to the Bush administration’s alleged unilateralism. Is this what Democrats had in mind?

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