The cash that the CIA gave to Poland 'for the prisons' was defrauded. The testimony extracted under torture turned out to be fairly worthless. The airport in Szymany went under despite U.S. financing. What’s left is a big stench.
Events in Ukraine following the Orange Revolution were a great disappointment, particularly because of Yanukovich’s rise to power, which is why current events can be seen as a second chance to finish up what Nuland wasn’t able to do in 2004.