...that Idi Amin Jr. is announcing pulling Bush's missle defense plan from Poland is coming on the same day the Soviets invaded Poland in 1939.

I guess he's just being a good communist.

I thought it was the Germans who invaded Poland in 1939.

Technically, the Germans and the Soviets invaded Poland in 1939.

Hitler has a non-agression pack with Stalin (which sorta ended when Hitler decided he wanted Russian too).

^nevermind.........you're right.

Germany Sept 1

Soviets Sept 17

Better brush up on your Russian.

pack or pact ?

An interesting take on the decision:

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/09/17/the_new_defense_realism 

I oppose the decision exclusively on the basis of the signal it sends, and do agree that it probably makes sense in terms of countering the actual threat. I think FP unreasonably dismisses the damage done to our relationship with Eastern European countries. We're going to have to move quickly and decisively to repair that damage.