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2008-09-26 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-09-26 15:25|| || Front Page|| [10328 views ] Top

#1 A missile defense shield? Grand, sounds like a plan. Good luck with that, Premier Sockpuppet.

If Russia ever turns into a country which can pull off a technical feat like a missile defense shield that can actually protect them from US cruise missiles, then I'm willing to wager that they'll be the sort of country we don't need to fire cruise missiles at.

Kind of like China, actually. [knock on wood, hope they don't prove me wrong by invading Taiwan next week. It's been that kind of month.]

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2008-09-26 16:25|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2008-09-26 16:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Avoid the costly R&D tail, BUY OUR SHIELDS!

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-26 17:08|| 2008-09-26 17:08|| Front Page Top

#3 It might be a good idea for the US to help.

Hear me out.

It might help build bridges and calm the situation down. Especially as the ruskies secretly worry about the chinese bombs more than the US ones.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-09-26 17:39|| 2008-09-26 17:39|| Front Page Top

#4 We'll be more certain about that when they break ground on the sites. Then we can help with ver 2.0.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-09-26 17:44|| 2008-09-26 17:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Lets use the chinese fear factor against the ruskies. Put Rove on it, he's a sneaky little shit.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-09-26 17:55|| 2008-09-26 17:55|| Front Page Top

#6 "Put Rove on it, he's a sneaky little shit."

Not that there's anything wrong with that.... ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-09-26 17:58|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-09-26 17:58|| Front Page Top

#7 It might be a good idea for the US to help.

It was offered. In the end, they turned it down.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-09-26 18:03|| 2008-09-26 18:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Put one on a ship somewhere at sea and let it drift into Russian waters.... where they could STEAL it.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-26 18:30|| 2008-09-26 18:30|| Front Page Top

#9 The Russkies are too dense to figure out that if they trashed the Nkors and the Iranians, the Americans wouldn't believe there is a need for a limited ABM system and would gut the program. Instead they do as they do cause a scorpion can't change its behavior.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-09-26 19:11|| 2008-09-26 19:11|| Front Page Top

#10 Wid the new US truuubles vee China ally Pakistan, + budding pan-Nation regional Islamist truuubles elsewhere, it remains to be seen iff Russ can't meet its 2020 deadline.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-09-26 19:59|| 2008-09-26 19:59|| Front Page Top

#11 Not a bad idea.

Posted by General_Comment 2008-09-26 21:15|| 2008-09-26 21:15|| Front Page Top

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