I'M AFRAID THIS IS THE VERDICT – AT 10:38 A.M. ET:   We've been reporting here that the foreign ministries of allied countries are starting to wonder about the value of their alliance with the United States, with Barack Obama in the White House.  But rarely has that doubt been expressed as bluntly as in this, from Breitbart: 

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish magazine said Sunday it has obtained recordings of a private conversation in which the foreign minister says Poland's strong alliance with the U.S. was worthless and "even harmful because it creates a false sense of security."

In a short transcript of the conversation, a person identified as Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski also allegedly criticized Poles as naive in a conversation with a former finance minister — in the latest recorded revelation from magazine Wprost to rattle Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government.
The Foreign Ministry declined comment, but did not deny that Sikorski made the remarks.

Government spokeswoman Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska said officials would only comment after the recording is published in full.

Wprost has only provided a transcript of excerpts of the conversation, which it said was recorded in the spring. The magazine has said the sound files will be published on Monday or Tuesday.

Using vulgar language and expletives, Sikorski argued that the Polish-U.S. alliance could alienate two key neighbors of Poland, Russia and Germany.

"The Polish-American alliance isn't worth anything. It is even harmful because it creates a false sense of security for Poland," the person said.

COMMENT:  I'm making the assumption that the identification of the foreign minister is accurate.  His views sound very much like those that we've heard from foreign officials in light of Obama's clear indifference to America's traditional allies. 

Not exactly change we can believe in...unless we want to provoke a war launched by someone who thinks we're weakening.

June 23, 2014