BASE CLOSINGS: Yes, indeed, the Germans are deeply concerned about the closing of U.S. bases in Germany. This move will, of course, leave the Germans open to unprovoked Polish aggression. Without American protection the Poles may, in a series of swift diplomatic and military maneuvers that will once again bring all of Europe to the brink of war, compel the Germans to stop eating bratwurst and start eating kielbasa. The horror, the horror.