Posted on 03/26/2012 9:22:08 PM PDT by U-238
The United States is seeking to build regional shields against ballistic missiles in both Asia and the Middle East akin to an emerging bulwark in Europe, a senior Pentagon official disclosed Monday.
The effort may complicate US ties with Russia and China, both of which fear such defenses could harm their security even though the United States says they are designed only to protect against states like Iran and North Korea.
The US push for new regional bulwarks includes two sets of trilateral dialogues - one with Japan and Australia and the other with Japan and South Korea, said Madelyn Creedon, an assistant secretary of defense for global strategic affairs.
Such shields could help counter perceived threats to their neighbors from Iran and North Korea and help defend the United States from any future long-range missiles that the two countries might develop, she told a conference co-hosted by the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency.
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Yeah, right. Just al-reuters trying to provide cover for obastard over the Russia incident...
I agree.
US border security training and fund$ for Saudi, against Yemini infiltrators, but NONE FOR AMERICA.
Shields for the Middle East? Niiiice....now about for the USA?
This is God’s way of telling us our budgets are WAAY TOO DAMN BIG.
Complicate propaganda until the election.
The Obammunist signaled Putin that this whole effort is a facade until he is re-elected.
yitbos
Bull squeeze.
LOL
Need I say it?
“Need I say it?”
FUBO!
No, you don’t need to, but it is highly entertaining :)
The list, Ping
Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list
Music to my ears: “Mr. Dunham, you are under arrest.”
Sneaky little A$$h07e, isn’t he?!!
Yeah, right. Just al-reuters trying to provide cover for obastard over the Russia incident...
Exactly!
[Caught in the act of committing treason.]
Looks like it, and I thought the little ‘hand grip’ communicated a message too. He seems to be joking about it all today but I haven’t had time to follow it up.
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