White House Scraps Bush\'s Approach to Missile Shield »
Posted By engineer 3 months ago in NewsPresident Obama scrapped his predecessor's proposed antiballistic missile shield in Eastern Europe on Thursday and ordered instead the development of a reconfigured system designed to shoot down short- and medium-range Iranian missiles.
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tadair9193 months ago
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ice_water3 months ago
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I'll be dipped in pig fecal matter!!! Obama does one more thing I actually like.
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Now all we need to do is pull out of all our overseas bases in Europe. Now THAT would be real progress. Perhaps a reduction in military spending will be in order, as well.-
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gamahuche3 months ago
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Mr. Obama stressed that Mr. Gates and the Joint Chiefs of Staff supported the decision, and he sent Mr. Gates, a Republican first appointed by Mr. Bush, to discuss the decision with reporters. Mr. Gates said that the new system would put defenses in place seven years earlier than the Bush plan. While no longer deploying the original interceptors in Poland, the United States “would prefer to put the SM-3s in Poland,” Mr. Gates said.
“Those who say we are scrapping missile defense in Europe are either misinformed or misrepresenting the reality of what we are doing,” Mr. Gates said. He added that the new configuration “provides a better missile defense capability” for Europe and American forces “than the program I recommended almost three years ago.”
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But I guess your transmitter's plugged into a different frequency, Wolfie?
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wtagg3 months ago
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There is no empirical evidence that the proposed missile would protect us and they certainly would not have protected Poland or the Czech Republic.
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The missiles would be the first target in any attack to begin with. Put them on subs and then you might have something.
That is not to mention the folly of putting our latest technology in a foreign country. That is inviting espionage. -
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