Poland says no deal on missile defence base unless U.S. helps upgrade military

AP ^ | Sat Feb 23 | By Ryan Lucas

[tetuhe1898]

C’mon, the real goal is to protect America, not Europe. The Poles realize that very well and have a right to expect some $$$ for bearing the America’s shield.

[Tailgunner Joe]

Sadly, this move by Poland is because of the election of their new government which has promised to withdraw Polish troops from Iraq and repair relations with Russia. Why we should we reward Poland with military aid for withdrawing their forces from Iraq? Poland’s actions will just make it easier for the Kremlin’s rat servants in congress to block the ABM plan.

[Young Scholar]

Couldn’t we place these things somewhere else if we were only concerned about protecting ourselves? I mean, is this location really this important to protecting us against either Russian or Iranian missles?

[tetuhe1898]

I wouldn’t take seriously issues like Iranian missiles, as well as Martian spaceships, unicorns, elves, fairies and other subject of mythology/fiction.
As for protecting against Russian missiles - yes, Eastern Europe is an important location - no more no less than Alaska or Japan. Of course, the shortest way for the Russian missiles is over the North Pole, but the IMD system deployment will make sense only if it can protect the U.S. from all major directions - East, West and North.

[Camel Joe]

Well look at that, a whole new way to spell Vlad Putin, Jonathan. Nice try comrade, but no cigar!

[Camel Joe]

Let me guess, you live in a bubble? The base and the interceptors are to protect anything West of the Persian Gulf which incidentally includes me, and probably you as well. You should watch TV more often or at least read something current scholarboy.