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Poland is the most pro-US country in Europe. They spend a large portion of their GDP on defense and are staunchly anti-russian because of centuries of bad interactions.

In any reasonable world, US and Poland would be greatest allies. If there is any good sign that the giant is losing it's position (and does so willingly), this is it. As an european, I hope that all the strong words from European leaders will finally turn into actions and we will take a stronger and more sovereign place in the world.

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My hope is that this will go beyond Europe. The free world - advanced economies without the US - are the largest economy in the world taken together. Thirty percent ahead of the US.

I'm far from being anti-American, I'm European but travel there all the time. I probably spend about 10-20% of my time there. There's so much I appreciate in that culture. And yet, today I feel more Japanese or Taiwanese than American.

I still hope they get their act together, but we're not as weak without them as their current leadership thinks.