My has the world changed, last time we fought them Poland was just a communist satellite nation of the Soviet Union, part of the Warsaw Pact and a strategic enemy arrayed against our Central European forces stationed in Germany.
WARSAW, Poland -- Poland would send up to 200 soldiers to take part in a U.S.-led war with Iraq, President Aleksander Kwasniewski announced Monday.
"We are ready to use a Polish contingent in the international coalition to contribute to making Iraq comply with the U.N. resolutions," Kwasniewski said.
"It's a difficult decision but necessary."
The decision allows a contingent of several hundred Polish troops to deploy to the Gulf region from March 19 until Sept. 15.
Poland backs Washington's tough line on Iraq and was among eight European countries that signed a letter pledging solidarity with the United States in its efforts to disarm Saddam Hussein.