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Is the U.S. a 'Worthless' Ally?
In a leaked recording of a private conversation, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski questioned the usefulness of Poland's staunchness in supporting the U.S. Can that scupper his chances of becoming EU's top diplomat?
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Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, a common favorite for the job of European Union foreign policy chief, has been recorded calling the U.S. a worthless ally. That must have been a nasty shock for the State Department, coming from a diplomat perceived to be more pro-American than many of his European colleagues.
The Polish weekly Wprost has somehow come by a number of recorded conversations between various Polish government officials. It is now Sikorski's turn. In an exchange earlier this year with then finance minister Jacek Rostowski, Sikorski allegedly said this:
