That’s funny. I remember the media reporting that the missile shield was very unpopular in both countries.
And it was. It's just that they're now getting the feeling that Ogabe's not going to protect them, so they want the security blanket of the missile shield. They never doubted that Bush would shy away from confrontation with the Russians, so they dragged their heels over the missile deployment to get billions in additional freebies. You know the old saying - beware of what you wish for; you might get it.