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To: redgolum
We almost went to war when missiles were sent to Cuba.

Not Comparable. The missiles in Cuba were offensive missiles. These are just SAMs with attitude. If Russia had just shipped only defensive systems to Cuba we wouldn't have cared.
57 posted on 11/24/2011 7:18:20 AM PST by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: GonzoGOP

That is not how Russia views them. They view strategic defense as shield for when the knife comes in.

There is a reason for that. Russia has been attacked by a lot of nations who did similar things, from the British to the French, and ending off with the Germans. They don’t like anyone on their borders. Any student of history could tell you how they would react to the US putting a missile shield right next door.


58 posted on 11/24/2011 8:07:18 AM PST by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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