Funny how I never saw this during eight years of Bush spreading "freedom"
"A message to Putin: Hundreds of Poles mob convoy of U.S. troops driving through eastern Europe
Troops from the 3rd Squadron of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment were passing through Polish town of Bialystok
Residents lined the streets to greet the soldiers as they posed for pictures with locals who offered them gifts"
"Hundreds of Polish residents took to the streets to give a hero's welcome to a convoy of U.S. troops who are driving through eastern Europe and deliver a damning message to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Children climbed on to Stryker armoured vehicles and even offered souvenirs to the troops, who stopped to pose for pictures in the main square of the eastern Polish town of Bialystok.
Meanwhile other residents lined the roads and applauded as the troops from the 3rd Squadron of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the American Army passed by.
The scenes mirrored those in France after Paris was liberated at the end of the Second World War when crowds of French citizens lined the streets to greet the American soldiers after German troops were forced from the region.
The soldiers have recently been taking part in the Atlantic Resolve exercise, which was intended to demonstrate NATO's readiness to defend its members.
Zdzislaw Narel, 60, said it was a historic moment to see the U.S. forces parade through Bialystok.
He said: 'This really menas a lot to us. We see that we are not alone, that there is someone to defend us.'
Meanwhile a U.S. soldier was heard saying from atop of a Stryker that they felt like movie stars."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3009704/Welcoming-cavalry-Hundreds-Polish-residents-turn-greet-convoy-U-S-troops-driving-eastern-Europe.html
During eight years of Bush, I felt completely ashamed to be an American. I just realized that Obama has undone a lot of that. We still have a long way to go until I'll feel truly proud to be American again, but in the meantime, it's nice to see that we're at least regaining our popularity in some parts of the world. Thank you Obama.
(Oh and to all luring freepers, sorry: but a crowd of a few dozen Iraqi exiles trucked in for a staged photo op of tearing down Saddam Hussein's statue and then having cameras zoom in on them to make it appear larger than it really was just doesn't count.)
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Woo hoo!
