Le Shorter: Milch Cow

Believe me the Europeans know a sacred cow when they see one. And the Poles are no slouches despite all the jokes. The Regime's idol is missile defense, and the Poles want a lot before they let the US install unproven and probably worthless Patriot batteries (see Jerusalem during Desert Storm) against "rogue state" ICBMs on their soil. Poland rejected the latest US offer to increase Poland's security in exchange for basing the anti-missile systems. What that means in layman's term is more US military aid to Poland. I have lost count of how many times Poland has been overrun by either Germany or Russia, so they are understandably sensitive about their geography. Lithuania has been proposed as an alternative site for the golden calves, er, missiles. Russia has said it will target Poland and the Czech Republic if the missiles and radar are installed.