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To: Huck

It isnt defending Czechs and Poles. Get out a globe, look at Iran,,,trace your way to New York and DC by the direct route. A missile in its early boost phase passes over Czech republic, where the radar plots it. Then missiles are fired from poland for the intercept.

This never had anything to do with Russia. It was a mere handful of missiles, like 10 or so. Russia could easily overwhelm that. Also any russian launch tracks wouldnt pass over europe, they would fly over the polar region.

Russia knew the missiles had nothing to do with them, and had an ulterior diplomatic motive. Obama the amateur got owned by them. This was a minor thing he could easily have won.


25 posted on 09/17/2009 7:36:01 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
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To: DesertRhino

Yeah, apparantly it’s all about IRAN. And so they are moving the system closer to IRAN. Doesn’t really sound like caving in to me. If it’s a better way to defend against Iran, I’m for it. If it makes Russia happy too, so what?


29 posted on 09/17/2009 7:38:00 AM PDT by Huck ("He that lives on hope will die fasting"- Ben Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac)
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To: DesertRhino

I really have mixed emotions on this. I appreciate your comments however we have navsats around the globe and intercept aircraft and missile’s for any long ride here.

I think europe should pay for its own defense - they have not and want the american taxpayer to pay for them.

There is nothing stoping either country from buying and implementing their own defense.


35 posted on 09/17/2009 7:41:26 AM PDT by edcoil (If I had 1 cent for every dollar the government saved, Bill Gates and I would be friends.)
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To: DesertRhino
I simply can't comprehend this decision. The media reports I've seen so far don't even try to provide a reasonable rationale. Russia does not have a legitimate objection to 10 interceptor missiles when it has an arsenal of thousands of nukes. This system was designed for isolated rogue launches such as from Iran, or a terrorist effort or something similar. So what the heck is really going on???

Are that many people in the leadership of America really so much in favor of bald-faced treason? One of the few legitimate functions of government is to protect its people; here we have an administration that is usurping all kinds of roles government is NOT supposed to have, while doing what it can to undermine its legitimate roles. We need regime change, urgently.

37 posted on 09/17/2009 7:43:46 AM PDT by Liberty1970 (Democrats are not in control. God is. And Thank God for that!)
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To: DesertRhino
Russia knew the missiles had nothing to do with them....

Obamalamadingdong chose the 70th anniversary, to the day, of the Soviet Union's invasion of Poland to make this announcement. Accident? Chance? This plan has been in the works for months. He could have chosen any day this week, but he chooses September 17th to make this announcement. If Russia never had anything to do with it isn't the timing kind of odd?

39 posted on 09/17/2009 7:44:17 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (Stop the insanity - Flush Congress!)
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To: DesertRhino

I think Putin liked Bush. Of course, they were never buddies but at least Putin respected Bush and realized he couldn’t be bullied.

He understands Obama also. Thus the contempt.


43 posted on 09/17/2009 7:46:49 AM PDT by altura
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To: DesertRhino
The missiles were meant mostly to defend Europe from Islamic jihadist states, I think. Sooner or later (barring spectacularly successful Israeli raids), the Iranians will get missiles capable of hitting Europe and then the U.S.

Any kind of missile defense in Europe could grow into something which threatens the ability of the Russian state to bully Eastern and Western Europe (and us) with its nukes. I dreamed that would eventually happen. What a disgusting phenomenon is Russia: a huge country with a smaller GNP than Scandinavia, but the largest nuclear armament in the world. The world will not be safe until Russia collapses or is liberated.

79 posted on 09/17/2009 8:11:47 AM PDT by hellbender
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To: DesertRhino
"It isnt defending Czechs and Poles. Get out a globe, look at Iran,,,trace your way to New York and DC by the direct route. A missile in its early boost phase passes over Czech republic, where the radar plots it. Then missiles are fired from poland for the intercept."

Bingo.

My blood pressure is through the roof after listening to that jackass, Gates. Another thing you won't see in the news is the absolute bloodbath in layoffs for the missile defense contractors. If they had been a bank or a car company - this administration would be bailing them out.
101 posted on 09/17/2009 9:02:56 AM PDT by phelix
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