Eastern Europe Shuns Missile Shield

Spiegel ^ | August 2, 2006

[1rudeboy]

Anyone can Google "islamist in eastern europe," as you have done. Following the links to the websites that appear (preferably ones that are on-point), is behavior that must be learned.

You are making a fool of yourself.

[1rudeboy]

You suggested it had already spread. Think, man.

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But, you didn't answer my question. You're deflecting. Wanna answer it?

[1rudeboy]

comment #11: “What do they need the missle defense for--their enemies are already within their borders. They can't launch rockets at their own cities-can they? /sarc

comment #19: “So you're saying radical islam doesn't spread from neighboring countries?”

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Whenever you're privy to their security measures and know for a certainty that islam has not reached into those two countries, I will take your post more seriously, until then, you're assuming islam is not there, I'm assuming they are. Safer my way.

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My post #25 was for you. Sorry.

[hershey]

They'll try to bargain with the devil. Same old, same old. Bomb somebody else, not us! See, we're not America's pals! We don't let them use our air space, we hold Hate America demonstrations, we'll sell them down the river. We're 'neutral' -- Until swallowed alive. Then they beg for the US to save them. Weak and envious, bad combination. (Like Fredo in The Godfather.)

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Let me put it to you this way. If islamofacist started blowing up schools, malls and churches here...will our Missle Defense system help us? Now, just transpose that remark about us, to Chekoslovokia and Poland, and you'll understand my original comment.

[1rudeboy]

Who's they?

[1rudeboy]

Fair enough. I'll assume Islam has not reached too deeply into those two countries because the U.S. would like to place an anti-ballistic missile system there. Duh.

[hershey]

Actually, I wasn't thinking of Eastern Europe when I made that Fredo/The Godfather reference. I was thinking of France in particular, Libya, and then those demonstrations against the stationing of nukes at the US airbase in the UK. It's a tough decision to let another sovereign nation put nukes/bases/defenses on your own nation's soil, but it's better than becoming a glass parking lot and another plus is that someone else is paying the bill.

[hershey]

See post 31.

[hershey]

My mind was wandering.

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Sorry, damn two brain cells and one finger.

Transpose should be Juxtapose.

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I try not to assume too often. You know the old saying.....

I have a greater inkling that there is more to fear from islamist inside a country wrecking havoc than a missile attack.

[1rudeboy]

No argument there.

[DesScorp]

Before everyone gets too worked up about this, keep in mind that it was published in Der Speigel...not exactly a bastion of love for America.

[Grzegorz 246]

"hundreds of jobs for Europeans"

Sure, that's a fair price for becoming the first target in case of war...
Fortunately looks like someone explained twins that this the whole thing is not a great idea.

[Camel Joe]

This carefully crafted piece of propaganda leaves out a few key details. While it is true that a number of tests have failed , duh of course SOME did, it does not even mention the ones that succeeded. Also this soviet type news item makes a great deal more out of SECURITY against espionage such as requiring clearance or "the Americans blessing" to enter the sites. What good would a shield be if our enemies were allowed to inspect it. Spies come in every color and nationality, we have had our own American citizens ally themselves with our communist enemies and feed them secrets. So yes we would ask that you get clearance and "our blessing" to enter these vital and oh so secret sites. This article makes me shameful of my German ancestry, isn't it bad enough that my Mother is half french??