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While its still up: "USAID AND THE POLISH DECADE" https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pdabs562.pdf https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pdabs562.pdf >Could Poland have do
by rasz 2y ago
While its still up: "USAID AND THE POLISH DECADE" https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pdabs562.pdf https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pdabs562.pdf
>Could Poland have done what they did without Western assistance asks Zbigniew Brzezinski, Polish-born national security adviser under President Jimmy Carter and author. - "I'd have to say no."
Result is absolutely highest US approval of all European nations. 91% positive with miniscule 3% negative in 2022 https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2022/06/22/international-public-opinion-of-the-u-s-remains-positive/ https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2022/06/22/international-...
Clearly wasted money ...
- apetrov 2y agoUnfortunately, there is only a ‘treatment’ group but no control group (aka non-repeatable treatment), so it's hard to draw conclusions from it. Also, the Poland location could be another explanation: if your neighbor is Russia, with whom you have (let’s put it mildly) a long history, but you’re also a NATO member under the U.S. nuclear umbrella, you have plenty of reasons to appreciate the aforementioned country. Disclaimer: just another possible explanation.
- LittleTimothy 2y agoAnd one of the strongest militaries in Eastern Europe with a whopping 4.7% of GDP providing an independent bulwark against Russian aggression - fulfilling the exact role that Trump claims to want in Nato.
- ddawson 2y agoPoland is very clear advocate for Trump's new target of 5%.
- Avshalom 2y agohttps://medium.com/usaid-2030/my-fathers-story-89ba193cf06e https://medium.com/usaid-2030/my-fathers-story-89ba193cf06e