Jacek Siminski : Polish [fighter] jets are set to join the Italian Typhoons already stationed in Lithuania, with the leading role within the mission. The reinforcement of Baltic Air Policing is a part of the NATO reassurance program, [emphasis VNCcc] which has been taking place with the aim of providing additional air assets for the states in the region since April 2014. The reinforcement operation is directly linked with the Ukrainian crisis and the growing Russian presence in the Baltic region. VNCcc: It must be noted that one partys reassurance is another partys fear and will, as a matter of course, be seen as a threat and at least as occasion, if not as ample reasons, for increased Russian military activity. The timeline of the one and the other bears this out. The same holds m.m., for the Ukrainian crisis. In a globalizing world, it is sad to see that Mr. Jacek Siminski still cant seem to loose the provincial blinders from two centuries ago, forgoing lessons of 1939 and earlier. Military measures coupled with social amnesia are far more dangerous than Siminskis couplings lead us to think.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:19:57 +0000
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