Posted on 09/17/2009 5:26:47 AM PDT by Schnucki
Reports that US President Barack Obama is to scrap plans to deploy a missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic have provoked anger in Europe.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the US is to shelve the plan, which was first mooted by the Bush administration and has been a source of friction with Russia ever since.
The move would be a cause of celebration in Moscow but of real concern to Eastern European countries which have looked to Washington for support against their former imperial master Russia. The US has said the shield is to guard against attacks by rogue states, such as Iran.
The former Czech prime minister, Mirek Topolanek, said: "This is not good news for the Czech state, for Czech freedom and independence. It puts us in a position wherein we are not firmly anchored in terms of partnership, security and alliance, and that's a certain threat."
The Polish deputy foreign minister, Andrzej Kremer, saidthat Warsaw had heard from different sources there were "serious chances" the anti-missile system would not be deployed.
Russian officials said they did not want to immediately comment on media reports that cited unidentified US officials.
"We are waiting for confirmation of these reports," a source in Russia's foreign ministry said. "In principle, such a development would help the development of our bilateral relations with the United States."
The newspaper said the decision followed a review ordered by Mr Obama. He called the current Czech prime minister Jan Fischer on Wednesday night to discuss missile defence.
Mr Obama, who is due to meet the Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev next week in New York, says he wants better ties with Russia so that the two former Cold War foes can co-operate on Afghanistan and reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation.
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The MONROE Doctrine =
America’s longstanding Missile Defense Shield against foreign agression in Central America
The OBAMA Doctrine =
Befriend Communisim’s invasion of Central America, by pushing a Communist’s re-ascendency to the Presidency of a Free Honduras, a former Presidency expelled for having violated the country’s legal Constitutional term limited single term in office
NUTS
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I don’t care about Europe’s “anger” ... I’m waiting for (and I hope not futilely) the anger from the American People. I saw “red” when I read this one this morning. Be interesting to see if my reaction was “local”. This president is handing the keys to the USA to the Russians.
Just paving the way for Ezekiel 38.
This must be what Obama gave up so that American troops could be supplied using Russian airspace.
I don’t think they do that kind of stuff anymore.
“Just paving the way for Ezekiel 38.”
My feeling as well. Something very Big has been set in motion with this last election.
It was good to know you..... and all the best to your future endeavors
Obama was elected promising to fix our standing with countries that hated us.
He is doing so by screwing the countries that stood by us.
Russia, China, and Venezuela will love us. Iran and North Korea will at least tolerate us now. the Palestinians will rejoice for our meddling.
And our allies will shake their heads and wonder how we elected an incompetent person as our President, forgetting that they “loved” Obama last year just like the clueless masses in our country.
it may be your last chance!
Either Obama has the biggest tin ear in the history of the world, or he is the biggest SOB on the planet for announcing this on the anniversary of the invasion of Poland.
70 Years ago, today, Russia/Communists invaded Poland.
Soviet invasion of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Prelude|Military campaign|Allied reaction|Aftermath
The 1939 Soviet invasion of Poland was a military operation that started without a formal declaration of war on 17 September 1939, during the early stages of World War II, sixteen days after the beginning of the Nazi German...
wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_invasion_of_Poland
Sorry about that, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Not all of us support this A-hole.
Rush started his program with this today.
Thanks for the ping!
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