Frist: Europe Missile-Defense Site Needed

Voter's Domain ^ | June 30, 2006

[foxy_maiden]

In a letter to the president, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) urged Bush on Friday to intensify efforts to put interceptor missiles at a Europe site. ...

[MikeA]

And Europe will be charged how much for this service?? Why do we need to continue to pay for Europe's defense?? Let them develop their own missile shield.

[NonValueAdded]

Indeed. If they want a missile sheld, let them ask for it and pay for it. If it is needed to protect our troops in Europe ... let's get cracking on that exit strategy for WWII.

[steveegg]

Now if it were to be based in Poland, like the extended version of the article alluded to, or all intercepts were designed to happen over Berlin and Paris, maybe it would be worthwile to put the missiles in Europe instead of the East Coast.

[Brilliant]

Let's face it, this shield is not going to be much use against Russia. It's only real use to Europe would be vis a vis Iran, or maybe Pakistan.

[MikeA]

LOL, I like the comment about an exit strategy from WW2. Missile shield for US bases in Europe for sure. Missile shields for the rest of Europe at cost plus a standard 33% mark-up.

[RDTF]

When I read it I don't see that it is for Europe's defence, rather than a more strategic place for us to shoot down a weapon.

[rhombus]

If Europe is interested in paying for these sites, fine. But for free? No way.

[RightWhale]

That is correct. The Alaska site would have a limited radius of action and the European site would cover some of the other routes between Asia and America. A site in Cuba would nearly complete the circle.

[Cinnamon]

excuse me but I see no reason to put up a missile shield for EU... they're all a bunch of ingrate dollar sucking bastards who's only reason to exist is to critisize America, EU UN same crowd... we should be building a 50 ft. wall on our south border, which is the more pressing issue atm, not caring for the bastards across the pond.

[taxed2death]

Why piss more of my taxpayers money away?

[Element187]

Frist is an idiot... Why should we spend American taxpayer dollars on a European defense system?? Shouldn't they make/fund their own?

[Mr. Brightside]

Europe? How about near N. Korea?

[ElkGroveDan]

Well that'll sure make the euro-weenies wet themselves.

[drjimmy]

Frist is an idiot... Why should we spend American taxpayer dollars on a European defense system?? Shouldn't they make/fund their own?

Sigh. This isn't to protect Europe. This is to protect the U.S.

[theBuckwheat]

If any FReeper has access to LexusNexus, now would be an excellent time to revisit some of the reasons the left lectured us all on for why exactly it would be a bad idea to work on an Anti-Ballistic Missile system.

[jbwbubba]

How about we enlarge the sites in Alaska and California and put one in the south to perhaps deal with Chavez in the future.

[RedWhiteAndBlueBlood]

If it would benefit the US to have a shield in Europe by improving our ability to intercept missiles inbound to the US then I'm for it.

If it is for the benefit of Europe then let Europe formally ask the US for such a shield and let them propose a formal plan that would address location, cost, political fallout, etc. In other words, it would be a service we would be willing to provide given they pay for such a service. Our NATO allies didn't have our back against the regime in Iraq so why should we have their back against the regime in Iran? They must realize that everything comes at a cost, including the protection we are willing to provide as an ally.

Of course France is excluded from having the right to any protection we might be able to provide as they are not an ally in any sense. Besides, France will be imploding any day now and no one will want to waste a good missile on them anyway.

[MikeA]

From where? Iran's missiles can't reach the US and I'm not sure we need to be all geared up for a nuclear confrontation with Russia. Either way, it's a dumb idea. If we're going to invest in a missile shield it needs to be over the US West Coast in case the Mental Case Midget, aka Mental Midget, in North Korea manages to get his missiles to fly.

[foxy_maiden]

yeah.. I do agree with what you've said.. If it's for our country's best interest, then we have to support it; but, if it's for Europe, then negotiations must be done accordingly so that our country's efforts will be rewarded.