This is far more than protecting his own. The problem in the past few years is that people have been ascribing more noble motives to Putin than they should. The man is a megalomaniac with expansionism in mind. And if you think there is zero chance anymore of Poland being in danger, then I think you are just plain wrong. What there is zero chance of...is that Obama will do anything at all if Putin expands his empire....and NATO will just stand there is Obama does too.