Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said 10,000 soldiers would ultimately be deployed to the border area. He made the announcement in a state radio interview a day after a different official said Poland was sending 2,000 additional troops to the border over the next two weeks, essentially doubling its military presence there.
I think you’re taking it too literary. It’s a cautionary tale to not keep doing the same mistakes over and over again but instead to learn from the past mistakes of others.