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2007-08-23 Europe

U.S. missile shield is provocation: Austrian minister

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Posted by Steve White 2007-08-23 15:36|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 U.S. missile shield is provocation: Austrian minister

Why, yes it is. How kind of him to notice. We are purposefully provoking other nations to defends themselves as well or better against missile attacks.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-23 16:08|| 2007-08-23 16:08|| Front Page Top

#2 We should leave EUrope unprotected now. It will become more and more problematic to do so as Europe becomes more and more Islamic. At 30% of the population, they'll have effective control of vote hungry governments that are unwilling to deal with the domestic unrest that comes with failure to submit. Do we really need to wait till Brussels or Amsterdam adopts sharia "democratically"?

Posted by Shatner Thrick2337 2007-08-23 16:16|| 2007-08-23 16:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes... Dictators and religious nuts always think it is provocative to not give into their beliefs and do what they tell you.

Silly us.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-08-23 16:30|| 2007-08-23 16:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Darabos said he saw no danger from Iranian long range missiles and the United States should try for a different solution.

Okay, Norby. When the track says inbound Vienna, we'll just let 'em on through so we don't piss you off...

Posted by tu3031 2007-08-23 16:36|| 2007-08-23 16:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Austria was a neutral during the Cold War, so what's its problem? There isn't anything in Austria worth wasting a bomb on anyway.

Posted by RWV 2007-08-23 16:51|| 2007-08-23 16:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Europe needs to defend itself. They hate us when we stay. They hate us when we leave. They can take care of their own defense now, in their own green and Kyoto-like way. We need to stop our enabling behavior with these governments. Cause--->Effect. They are capable of learning, unlike many of their ME neighbors.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-08-23 17:58|| 2007-08-23 17:58|| Front Page Top

#7 "U.S. missile shield is provocation: Austrian minister"

Fine. Then much as I'd hate to see the beautiful old buildings of Austria destroyed, we'll be glad to not shield YOU.

And by the way - notice how you don't have to speak Russian? You're welcome.

Idiot.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-08-23 18:06|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-08-23 18:06|| Front Page Top

#8 Read - USSR imploded once, Post-USSR Fascist-for-Communism RUSSIA can do it again. Strong military power must be backed up by strong economic power.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-08-23 19:16|| 2007-08-23 19:16|| Front Page Top

#9 I think it's time for someone to get on the European/Russian mediad with a series of charts showing that the Earth is a sphere and missiles coming from Iran would go right over Eastern Europe while missiles coming from Russia would go over the pole and avoid Europe altogether (unless aimed at Europe in which case the planned bases would not help).

So in general the hub-bub is because Russia wants to sell missiles to Iran and/or simply villify the west to help consolidate dictatorial powers and they are using morons such as Defence Minister Darabos along the way.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-08-23 20:10|| 2007-08-23 20:10|| Front Page Top

#10 The problem with letting Europe implode unimpeded is that they have nuclear weapons, courtesy of the NATO Multilateral Force decision taken years ago. This was prescient:

Sleep, baby, sleep, in peace may you slumber,
No danger lurks, your sleep to encumber.
We've got the missiles, peace to determine,
And one of the fingers on the button will be German.

Why shouldn't they have nuclear warheads?
England says no, but they all are soreheads.
I say a bygone should be a bygone,
Let's make peace the way we did in Stanleyville and Saigon.

Once all the Germans were warlike and mean,
But that couldn't happen again.
We taught them a lesson in 1918
And they've hardly bothered us since then.

So, sleep well, my darling, the sandman can linger.
We know our buddies won't give us the finger.
Heil - hail - the Wehrmacht, I mean the Bundeswehr,
Hail to our loyal ally!
M L F
Will scare Brezhnev.*
I hope he is half as scared as I!

Comments from 1964 on France and the MLF decision here.

Posted by lotp 2007-08-23 20:12|| 2007-08-23 20:12|| Front Page Top

#11 One of my favourite Tom Lehrer songs, lotp. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-08-23 20:40|| 2007-08-23 20:40|| Front Page Top

#12 The only Europe I still recognize are East European countries, Poland, Czech... but the western part may well be inhabited by aliens from Omega Centauri. Not Alpha Centauri, mind you, they seem to be all omegas, in a gallop who gets the "peace of our times" bumazhka first.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-08-23 22:19|| 2007-08-23 22:19|| Front Page Top

#13 Putin has Europe by the energy balls (gas pipelines, mainly). So they have to say these things otherwise Putin will get upset. Ask Lithuania or Ukraine what happens when Putin gets upset.

BTW, I didn't know that Lithuania has a flat (income) tax system. Good for them!

Posted by Spike Ebbairt4868 2007-08-23 22:21|| 2007-08-23 22:21|| Front Page Top

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