Can We Rely on Obama?

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Can We Rely on Obama?
Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
By Mariusz Zawadzki
Translated By Marta Danon
7 June 2014
Edited by Robert O’Connor

You will never be alone again, our alliance is forged in granite, you are protected by the most powerful army in the world, reassured President Obama. In that moment many Polish hearts beat stronger, but later—mainly because of our unfortunate history—doubts certainly appeared in many heads. Even if personally Obama brings trust, he will not be president forever; he will live in the White House another two and a half years. Most importantly of all, coming from everywhere is news about the inevitable end of America.

There is a lot of truth in it because the world is changing, becoming multipolar. Because of our eurocentric blindness we still don't see it, but already not only China, which is spoken and written about the most, but also India, Brazil and other Asian tigers are developing quickly; therefore, America's hegemony, or—broadly speaking—Western Europe's and America's hegemony which has lasted roughly for the past five centuries, is slowly coming to an end.

And of course there is Russia, with its remorse about the lost empire and dreams to rebuild it, which are the KGB-ist Putin's dreams. But that's only part of the truth. The problem is not Putin himself, but millions of Russians in the majority that support him. It should also be known that Putin is going to rule in the Kremlin until 2024, when only American historians will be talking about Obama.

According to some, even the current president of United States can’t be relied on. He already "sold us to Putin" once when the missile defense shield was withdrawn from Poland and the Czech Republic, which was to be a gesture of good will and confirm the "reset"—that is, the new beginning in relations between Moscow and Washington. For years, American Republicans lamented that Obama was weak and indecisive—and at the same time, naive as a child if he believed in a reconciliation with a KGB-ist.