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Poland is a mid-sized country in eastern [[Europe]]. It has suffered many hardships before and after the [[World War I]] and II. It was ruled by the [[communist]] regime and finally liberated in the 1980's. [[Pope John Paul II]] was from Poland and was a major part in bringing down communist Poland.

Poland is a mid-sized country in eastern [[Europe]]. It has suffered many hardships before and after the [[World War I]] and II. It was ruled by the [[communist]] regime and finally liberated in the 1980's. [[Pope John Paul II]] was from Poland and was a major part in bringing down communist Poland.

Poland was a member of the "Coalition of the Willing", allies of the US in the Iraq War, contributing a peak of 2,500 troops. This was famously when made into an embarrassing fact for the Bush administration [[George W. Bush]] was responding to a question implying that he had not made a coalition with any other powerful or influential nations besides the United Kingdom. Bush responded, "You forgot Poland". The quote has been used by commentators from both sides of the political spectrum to ridicule the [[Iraq War]].

Poland was a member of the "Coalition of the Willing", allies of the US in the Iraq War, contributing a peak of 2,500 troops.

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