Miller: What does Donald Tusk play?

Leszek Miller. Think Polish/miller-in-what-gra-donald-tusk

Donald Tusk decided to “shock” the public – this time A imagination of Russian tanks that are already "in months, not flying" can go to NATO. In the package, he cast uncertainty on the real determination of allies, especially the United States and the readiness to apply Article 5.

The Prime Minister of the front state – bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine – publically signals uncertainty about the foundation of safety on which the country stands. If this is to be a ‘shock’, it is indeed a question of whether it is aimed at public opinion or at the very architecture of deterrence. due to the fact that if, as Tusk claims, "these are not illusions, but knowledge", it is not material for an interview for the media or press conference, but for immediate action of the state.

In specified a situation, the Sejm should rapidly meet and measure the readiness of the armed forces and the state institutions to defy aggression. The president should call the National safety Council. Poland should request urgent consultations at the NATO North Atlantic Council. If the threat is as circumstantial and as close as the Prime Minister suggests, Every day without consequence means either no consequences or no belief in your own words.

Such statements, regardless of intention, undermine NATO's coherence and credibility. Fearlessness only works erstwhile the enemy sees unity and determination. Public consideration of who will defend whom, and who will hesitate, does not build strength. They're building a temptation to test boundaries. Of course, Russia remains a real threat. No 1 reasonable questions that.

But what's different is simply a cool analysis, and what's different is simply a political upturn to a level that starts to match a run megaphone. If it is truly cognition – you gotta act. If it's just rhetoric – it's highly dangerous. And if both at once, we're dealing with the worst possible scenarios: a policy that scares the war and at the same time disarms trust in those who would defend us.

Leszek Miller