Gates’ positioning of missiles in Hawaii and aegis cruisers off the Hawaiian Islands this year before the KN missile tests = just for fun.
Meanwhile, if you want the Czechs and Poles to defend themselves, fine. Suggest we not call on them to be part of a future coalition of the willing against terrorism, against Russian aggression in the former republics, or to join in nonproliferation or sanctions against Iran- well hey, after all, there's no terror attacks on them and those Iran missiles do have the range... so please understand the Poles and Czechs helping Ahmadinejad with his technical industry and advisors. Consider it a strategic defensive move to reconsider alliances and foreign policies.
and please don't expect Eastern Europe to put a big target on their heads by agreeing to allow our forces basing or overflight rights or logistics support such as fuel, repair, or ammo depots. To get people and supplies in and out of the Middle East, we can always fly our people and our stuff over England France or Germany airspace, right? Or maybe Spain. That has worked so well in the past when the europeans disagreed with what we did, like Reagan smacking Qa-Daffy for killing a US solider (black, no less).
If an intimidated eastern Europe again becomes just an extension of the USSR for its foreign policy, we will do just fine unless we want to do something the Russians do not want us to do. But hey, that is what the new cooperation is about.
And if the Russians “break” their agreement with obama and put missiles near Eastern Europe, who will be laughing at who.
Where? I must have missed that part. Regardless, I'm not advocating removing missile defense from Alaska and which aid in protecting the U.S. I'm questioning the placing of missiles in Europe which does nothing to defend the U.S. Or did you just not read the entire post?