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| U.S. defense deal with Poland to be wrapped up soon |
| 2008-03-07 |
| BRUSSELS: The United States expects to conclude negotiations with Poland on a missile shield site by the end of President George W. Bush's term in office in January, officials said Wednesday. "I would say the odds were extremely high that they would be successful," Dan Fried, assistant secretary of state for European affairs, said when asked if he expected the negotiations to be wrapped up by the end of Bush's presidency. Speaking after talks at NATO, he declined to give a more precise time frame for negotiations on U.S. defense commitments, which Poland is seeking in return for its agreement to allow interceptor missiles to be based on its territory. John Rood, the acting U.S. under secretary of state for arms control, said he was hopeful of a deal "in the near term." The Bush administration wants missiles in Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic as part of a global system to protect the United States and allies from long-range missiles from "rogue states" like Iran and North Korea. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 I disagree Ed, but I'd like to hear your side on that. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-03-07 18:58 |
| #1 A complete misuse and waste of American resources. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-03-07 08:15 |