It Appears That Vice President Biden's Trip To East Europe Was All Style But No Substance

Joe Biden, the US vice-president, and Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, shake hands in Warsaw. Photograph: Janek Skarzynski/AFP

Poland Still Lacks Detail On Missile Shield After Biden Visit -- M&C

Warsaw - US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Poland this week was important symbolically - but offered no concrete details on the new missile shield proposal, commentators said Thursday.

Poland's largest daily, the Gazeta Wyborcza, said the trip by Biden had 'wiped away the bad image' left by the sudden scrapping of the defence project, but complained that 'there are still no details on the project now based on SM-3 missiles.'

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My Comment: The Poles are right .... they have no reason to trust the U.S. when it comes to missile defense. After unilaterally breaking the previous missile defense agreement with Eastern Europe, the U.S. has irrevocable damaged their relations with the countries in this region. The U.S. media may fawn on how the Vice President was received on this trip, but when he leaves each country the remarks and analysis of his trip from that country's media reveals a far more negative and skeptical audience.

Are the Poles expecting anything of substance from President Obama's administration on missile defense .... from what I am reading in their press it appears that they are not optimistic.