If the US needed help convincing former Warsaw Pact countries to enter into cooperative defensive agreements
the Russian invasion of Georgia apparently provided it.
"We have finally got understanding of our point of view that Poland, being a crucial partner in NATO and an important friend and ally of the United States, must also be safe."
Rood described the agreement with Poland as strong. "It elevates our security relationship to a new level," he said.
Indeed, the safest countries in the world are backed by the United States or its military industrial complex.
Peace through strength, baby!