| #1 The Poles really have the burning breast about democracy, and having lived under tyranny for so many years, they take it kind of personally. They are also approaching a long deserved par with Germany as far as industrial might, and will eventually supplant France as the "second country of Europe" (after Germany). Belarus really stands no chance against a hostile Poland, and violently or not will have to liberalize. Their only other option would be to rebuild the iron curtain and spend every penny on buying arms. |