Posted on 05/23/2006 12:02:15 AM PDT by familyop
A published report says Washington is seeking to establish a new anti-missile site in Europe designed to stop attacks by Iran against the United States and its European allies.
The New York Times reports Monday that Washington's proposal, also described in congressional testimony, calls for installing 10 missile interceptors at a European site by 2011. The newspaper says Poland and the Czech Republic are among nations being considered as possible sites.
The Times said the U.S. Defense Department has asked Congress for $56 million to begin work on an anti-missile site. The final cost is estimated at more than $1.5 billion.
The proposal comes amid rising concerns about Iran's suspected program to develop nuclear weapons.
Experts say Iran does not have intercontinental-range missiles and has yet to conduct a flight test of a multi-stage rocket. However, Tehran has fired Scud ballistic missiles at Baghdad and Kirkuk during its war with Iraq.
In a separate article on relations between the United States, Iran and Europe, the Times reported that four of the biggest European banks have started curbing their activities in Iran following U.S. threats of fines and lost business.
The newspaper says four banks - UBS and Credit Suisse banks of Switzerland, ABN Amro of the Netherlands, and London-based HSBC - have made varying levels of disclosures about the limits of their activities in Iran.
Some information for this report was provided by AP.
And the point is...?
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is it odd to anyone else..what are we doing defending Europe??????
Why waste the money. Europeans are nothing more than ungrateful bastards. Let them reap what they have sown.
Wouldn't it just be cheaper to bomb Iran into oblivion?
Not one nickle to defend western Europe. Let the French and Germans handle the heavy lifting. Screw them all.
ping
Personally, I think nothing is going to stop the Iranians but having their nuclear (in fact, warfare in general) capacities removed. However, even after that, unless we manage to completely destroy Islam, the ME is going to be a threat to Europe, because some other fanatical leader will come along and develop or buy nuclear weapons and the technology to reach Europe. It's the nature of Islam.
Protecting Europe is a matter of self-interest on our part: If Europe falls to the Muslims, then Islam is in a much better position to attack us. And furthermore, if Europe is captured, all of their technology falls into Muslim hands and will be turned against us.
...if Europe is captured, all of their technology falls into Muslim hands...
HI,
Quite Frankly the Same can be Said with the USA... With our IDIOTIC "Immigration" Program/Problem... the USA will soon be a little "La Raza - State of Mexico"...
Anyway you look @ it the USA & Western Civilization are truly F**KED!!!!!!!
Sad but true... Its really our own fault!!!
Thanks
RICK
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