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2007-10-26 Europe

Could Polish elections leave Europe defenseless?

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Posted by ryuge 2007-10-26 06:25|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 As if it wasn't defenseless already?

Posted by Mike 2007-10-26 06:31|| 2007-10-26 06:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Leave Europe Defenseless:

As they used to say in the old game show -

..as a parting gift for our other contestants..

Goodbye and thanks for all the fish.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-10-26 08:57|| 2007-10-26 08:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Pop 300 million, aggregate GDP close to USA's. Defenseless?????

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2007-10-26 10:53|| 2007-10-26 10:53|| Front Page Top

#4 I believe the best thing we can do to secure Europe is to let them sink or swim on their own. We really need to cut the umbilical cord.

Posted by wxjames 2007-10-26 12:14|| 2007-10-26 12:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Let's hope so. I rather we not spend billions of tax dollars and hundreds of millions each year for maintenance that the Europeans are perfectable of shouldering. If Bush wants to put up a missile shield, do it in Virginia.

Posted by ed 2007-10-26 17:25|| 2007-10-26 17:25|| Front Page Top

#6 perfectable = pertectly capable
Careful with that ~~axe~~ delete key, Eugene.

Posted by ed 2007-10-26 17:27|| 2007-10-26 17:27|| Front Page Top

#7 If the same job can be done with a satelite in GSO near Iran we should spare no expense as satelites don't require permission and aren't held hostage to the whims of the voters.

Having said that we should pull everything out of Europe. Everything, and downgrade embassies to consolate status everwhere except in Brussels. This would remove the piggybacking on US defense the Europeans have enjoyed and the guilt that goes along with it. It would also help eliviate the paranoia the Russians are always dealing with.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-10-26 17:34|| 2007-10-26 17:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Geosynch satellites can detect a launch. They don't have the resolution to guide for an intercept. I guess this satellite could also have radio/TV broadcasting equipment telling everyone downrange to kiss their asses goodbye.

Posted by ed 2007-10-26 18:13|| 2007-10-26 18:13|| Front Page Top

#9 Europe, the Americas, central-southern Africa, Australia, and south and east Asia have only one real enemy: Muslims. The way to end an Iranian ICBM threat is to destroy their capacity to deliver same. Russians didn't pull out of Eastern Europe so that others could move in. Placement of Euro-missiles are counter-productive, and displace the real arena for contention. You can trust a Muslim as far as you can spit against a hurricane.

Posted by McZoid 2007-10-26 19:13|| 2007-10-26 19:13|| Front Page Top

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