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2009-01-29 Europe

Russia 'drops missile plans due to Obama change to US attitude'

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Posted by Steve White 2009-01-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 another dark day for eastern europe... can the iron curtain II be far behind?

Posted by Abu do you love">Abu do you love 2009-01-29 00:50|| 2009-01-29 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 The Russkies only have nukes to rely upon. I suspect that the Poles could make any conventional military act by Moscow give the Georgian adventure the appearance of a parade through Red Square. This time they don't have to worry about the [once effective military] Germans invading from the west at the same time.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-01-29 09:17|| 2009-01-29 09:17|| Front Page Top

#3 While it sucks to leave the Poles and Czechs out on a limb, I never understood why we wanted to defend the EUroweenies in the first place. If they want to be defended, then they should do it themselves. If they don't care about being defended, that's their problem. It's high time we stopped paying to help people who despise us.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2009-01-29 09:41|| 2009-01-29 09:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Spot On! Let the US hating Euro's cuddle up to the bear for a while.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-01-29 09:51|| 2009-01-29 09:51|| Front Page Top

#5 damn it's been less than 20 years looks like they would remember being cuddles up too that bear still

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-01-29 11:21|| 2009-01-29 11:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Not surprising - when B.O. was getting taken to the woodshed by McCain during the debates about East Europe background and policy B.O. rambled a bit then started talking about houses in California (McCain fell for that one hard) effectively changing the subject (moderator didn't get back on task either).

I believe Europe is full of good people and bad government - a government which acts like a spoiled rich kid hooked on drugs. Talks about how cool he is, how everything is bad except peace man, then goes and withdraws a bunch of money from his inhieratence to buy more smack. Takes his friends over to the parents and doesn't care when they break and steal things. Then suddenly, one day, he's broke homeless and hooked.

Don't know about Iron Curtain or Fortress Europe II, but Russia is putting itself in a position to force its will, ie make Europe till the earth for them and fill the coffers of Moscow, and the only peoples of Europe who seem interested in physically fighting are these East Europe countries - because they have been there and don't want to go back.

And this isn't even saber rattling - President Obama is getting spooked by a guy across the street shaking a can full of pebbles.

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-01-29 11:28|| 2009-01-29 11:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Let the European Union protect Europe. While I'm not an Obama supporter I agree with him on this. I thought Bush was make a poor decision pushing this. There was nothing to gain from doing this. I'm tired of the US being the hero for those who do not want help.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2009-01-29 12:25|| 2009-01-29 12:25|| Front Page Top

#8 And its just going to get worse, the anti-us sentiment as a generation raised on being weary of the USA begins to mature. Was over at a colleagues house in Liepzig having dinner and his kids came to the table like, "Holy crap, real Americans in my house? Where are their horns and scales?"

The USA has done more than its fair share for Europe. They want an EU, they should have it with all the responsibilities of a nation. That includes its own defense. Perhaps if the euro elites and hollywood protected their own riviera houses they would begin to understand sometimes things are worth fighting for. However, if the plan is to leave do it right; and that is not by flinching like a over caffinated 12 year old.

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-01-29 14:31|| 2009-01-29 14:31|| Front Page Top

#9 I always felt that this was another example of Putin's political theater. He never intended to go through with his threat, and Obama's inaugeration just provides him with an excuse to pull back without losing any face.

All of this is for domestic and Euro-lefty consumption. Kind of like Hugo's recurring invasion scares. The difference is that Hugo actually believes his own dementia and Putin does not.

Expect Rusia's beligerency to disappear until the economy (and oil prices) turn up again.

Posted by Frozen Al 2009-01-29 15:14|| 2009-01-29 15:14|| Front Page Top

#10 Most of the US sites being discussed are early warning radar to protect the US from middle east missiles. They are misplaced to defend us from Russian missiles that would go over the North Pole and they are useless for protecting Europe becuase the intercept time is so short.

The Russians have been playing a shell game all along to continue their missile sales and be a pain. Now they can always play that missile car again now that they've pulled it back.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-01-29 19:18|| 2009-01-29 19:18|| Front Page Top

#11 ION RUSSIA, WAFF > WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: RUSSIA [Putin], CHINA [Wen Jiabao] BLAMES CAPITALISTS; + MILYUUUHNS OF CHINESE TO LOSE/FACE JOB LOSSES AFTER END OF NEW TEAR'S CELEBRATIONS [Approxi 20-30%(+) of China's 130Milyuhn PROVINCIAL CHINESE LOOKING FOR DOMESTIC URBAN-CITY WORK], + CCP OFFICIAL: 2009 WILL BE A DANGEROUS YEAR FOR CHINA AND WORLD ECONOMY???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-01-29 21:47|| 2009-01-29 21:47|| Front Page Top

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