Night and Day Watch in Washington

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The main task of the night watch is to keep a close eye on the day watch, and the main task of the day watch is to keep the night watch in check. Neither of them has enough time for any other activity.

Night and Day Watch in Washington
Krytyka Polityczna, Poland
By Agata Popęda
Translated By Natalia Suta
4 April 2014
Edited by Kyrstie Lane

As we know, last week Obama traveled to Europe to breathe new life into the European allies — to reassure some of them and mobilize others. During his stay in Amsterdam he had a chance to speak in front of Rembrandt's "The Night Watch," which he personally praised as the most impressive backdrop he has had for a press conference. The power of the symbol does its work — the Guard strolling around a dark city, confirming the union between Protestants and Catholics, allied against the forces of chaos.

"The Night Watch" has been inspiring current pop-politics and pop culture — and I am not only talking about Terry Pratchett and Alistair MacLean's best-sellers. "Night Watch" is also the first part of a Russian trilogy about the conflict between good and evil, Timur Bekmambetova's box office success which earned more money in Russia than "The Lord of the Rings." This "supernatural, urban fantasy" from 2004 and 2006 (when the second part, "Day Watch," was released) is like a Cold War story in brief. For the resistant. The tension that links the world of modern Moscow with the world of devils and angels resembles "The Master and Margarita," and the contrast between the two camps of light and darkness is a dualism in the style of Putin — or in the style of American domestic politics, blaming one another for bringing this country to ruin. Let's explain to those who haven't seen the movie: The main task of the night watch is to keep a close eye on the day watch, and the main task of the day watch is to keep the night watch in check. Neither of them has enough time for any other activity.

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Our own interest — as seen by the Polish Center and the Left Wing — is to get as close to the United States as possible, both in terms of army and economy. Only the traditional Republican Party can help us with both aspects. In no way could it be the Democrats or the Liberal Party, which has been trying to grow for years and hasn't succeeded yet. Only the dying traditional Republican dinosaurs are content to devote money to army reinforcement in Eastern Europe — negotiations regarding the budget are now being conducted. They were the only ones willing to negotiate a possible transport of gas from America to Europe, which is where Poland sees a chance to become independent of energy from Russia.

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This choice Americans are about to make — deciding if they are more afraid of the CIA or Wall Street — will influence the nature of the Polish-American relationship and the presence of the United States in Poland.