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2007-01-21 Europe

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Posted by Steve White 2007-01-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why would we want missile defense in Poland? Are we still trying to protect Europe?

If its for possible threats against the U.S. from the Middle East, wouldn't Israel or ships in the Atlantic make more sense?

Help me out Rantburgers, what am I missing?

Posted by Mike N. 2007-01-21 04:22|| 2007-01-21 04:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Vlad Putin and the Empire Reborn.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-01-21 05:26|| 2007-01-21 05:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Though they could protect Europe, they sound more like a boost-phase weapon, which have to be close to the source, (i.e., Iran). The Atlantic is too far away, while the Persian Gulf is the wrong direction (unless you go waaaay inside). If, Pooty-poot would let us put weapons on the Caspian Sea, that would be ideal...

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2007-01-21 09:06|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-01-21 09:06|| Front Page Top

#4 I agree with Jackel. Even Germany is now within reach of Iran's missiles, from what i am able to understand. Defence against Russian ambitions would be secondary. Or course, Prime Minister Putin would prefer that his legitimate prey not be able to defend against his best customer's toys.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-21 12:03|| 2007-01-21 12:03|| Front Page Top

#5 I think the entire idea is to protect US interests in Europe, including NATO and US forces in Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and elsewhere. We want to be able to stop any Iranian missile attack, and it's also a sneaky way to protect ourselves against military blackmail and even a possible attack by Russia. I'd like to see a similar group of sites in Central Asia (India, Thailand), sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia? Malawi?), and just to make EVERYBODY angry, in Brazil and Hawaii.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-01-21 12:55|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-01-21 12:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Jackal has the main point. It is another means to detect Iranian missiles in the boost phase, which is the next best thing to hitting them on the ground. PootyPoot is so intent on playing his KGB/USSR act redux that he cannot see the danger of Iran if/when it turns on his country.

Of course the best solution is to take out the MMs and their Dinnerjacket, after their issuing of innumerable death threats to the US and Israel, but that is a topic for another posing, along with lots of beer.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-01-21 14:37|| 2007-01-21 14:37|| Front Page Top

#7 "Posting" PIMF.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-01-21 14:38|| 2007-01-21 14:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Out here o'er WESTPAC, US SPACE LASER TESTING still goes on - the energy streams is getting longer and thicker, i.e. are improving and improvin'. STEYN/LAVROZOV/OTHER > gener, unless Russian demographics turns around, reverting back to Soviet Totalitarianism = USSR isn't likely to save Russia despite temp improvements. CHRISTIAN, trad EURO/WEST CENTRIC RUSSIA > become MOSTLY MUSLIM, CHINA/ASIA-CENTRIC. Short of forcibly keeping his own nation hostage, Putin has to convince Russians to stay and have sex.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-01-21 20:07|| 2007-01-21 20:07|| Front Page Top

#9 And considering the levels of crime, drugs, alcoholism, the decaying infrastructure, and the rotten attitude towards women by Russian men, lots of luck with that desired baby boom. Plus, the life expectancy of Russian men is now down to 59, so even if Russia had Social Security, the average Russian male would not live long enough to collect. Also, lots of middle-aged men in Russia do not have the skills to compete in an open economy, so they do not have the income for families. That is one point that has been driving the Russian mail-order bride boom : lots of middle-aged American men have the money for a family, plus the wife gets to come to the US. So what you get is a lot of mediocre looking middle aged US men with really hot younger Russian wives. And until Putin or his successor can turn all of the above around, the demographic falloff will continue.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-01-21 20:41|| 2007-01-21 20:41|| Front Page Top

#10 ...I'd like a hot young Russian wife. Damn....I always get on the tail end of these trends

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-01-21 21:15|| 2007-01-21 21:15|| Front Page Top

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