Posted on 04/19/2010 11:24:03 AM PDT by kronos77
Speaking at a news conference in Brussels, Secretary General of NATO Andres Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance should bring Russia onboard as it plans to build a missile defense “roof” in Europe.
Rasmussen pointed out that involving Russia in “building and operating” a common missile defense shield should become a priority if the West wants to ensure that security efforts are effective.
“I believe that building missile defense in a way that includes Russia would help create the true European security architecture we would all like to see,” Rasmussen said.
If the two parties do sit down to work together, it would be the first time since the two parties had agreed to jointly tackle security issues.
John Laughland from the Institute for Democracy and Cooperation says that Rasmussen’s statement could imply a quid pro quo arrangement with Russia.
“In response to this open hand that has been extended toward [Russia] on missile defense, [Russia] may be required to join in the Western policy on Iran. I think that would be an unfortunate development,” Laughland said. “I think that Russia should continue to pursue its own policy on Iran and should not be too much drawn into the orbit of NATO, which is, after all, an organization that is in itself in great crisis.”
Which means letting the ME Islamic countries have nukes?
In the next step of Brain-Dead Liberal Globalism....NATO invites all Islamic states to a lecture series on making Suicide Bombs....
In a related story, the farmer will let the fox build the henhouse.
The rest of the world is figuring out that there’s no future in being allied with America.
Exactly.
NATO is making this offer just to prove that Russia is not serious about cooperating. Russia does not want to be our friend. They hate us for beating them in the Cold War.
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