Was Poland's missile shield worth it ?

Question

By Jeff Franks

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba and Russia have stirred memories of their Cold War alliance with recent talk of restoring "traditional" ties in what experts said was a warning to their old adversary, the United States.http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/080822/n_world_reuters/international_cuba_russia_dc_1

MOSCOW [MENL] -- Russia has approved a series of major military systems for

export to Syria.

Officials said Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has approved the sale

of rockets, missiles, aircraft and air defense systems to Syria. They said

Medvedev, in consultation with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, decided to

enable Damascus to select from a range of Russian weapons and systems.http://www.menewsline.com/article-1150,1336-Russia-OKs-Syrian-Arms-Requests.aspx

Answer 1

Ah...great.

Russia will put missiles in Iran, Syria and Cuba.

Why are republicans such a f***ing disaster?

Answer 2

yes and the sooner the better, if the west diddent take their time allowing georgia into NATO russia never would have attacked, so if we take our time with this missle defense shield the same thing will happen

russia will not bring on WW3 by attacking an American or NATO base

Answer 3

Maybe you should ask, "Was Russia's invasion of Georgia worth it?"

Answer 4

yep,it is.

Answer 5

no russia will bomb it

Answer 6

No, a missile shield against a nonexistent threat is something else, so the Russians are right to be upset, and they are following through on making a military response as promised. the only good thing is Obama as President next year can start undoing the damage caused by Bush.

Answer 7

No it's not worth it. This Poland-U.S. deal is just going to make matters worse. defense system against Iran my ***. I can see why Russia would be so pissed off, Ms. Rice is doing Exactly what the Soviets did during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Good job Condi, you're making matters worse. It doesn't justify Russia's actions, they're as much to blame of course, but tough talk isn't going to solve anything. Peace!

Answer 8

Its total BS, just another perk for some corporation looking for a multi-billion dollar defense contract.

More Republican nonsense

Answer 9

They don't even work correctly, why would they even buy one, unless they could effectively target anything they want with it, and use it offensively? In that case it woud be worth buying, and I can see Russia's concern.

I bet if Russia put their own in Cuba, it wouldn't last very long.

Answer 10

Looks like communist participation is at a maximum this evening. How late is the Internet Cafe open in Moscow tonight anyway?

Answer 11

You speak as though Russia would not do these things had it not been for the ABS agreement with Poland.  That's about as myopic as Neville Chamberlain thinking he could trust Adolf Hitler to keep his word.  Putin is a nationalist and from the very start has made it clear that his interests are solely what he perceives as good for Russia, regardless of the impact, effects or thoughts and opinions of the rest of the world.  Knowing that Iran sponsors terrorism, he still chose to do nuclear business with them: ie: build "nuclear power plants."

You are only now beginning to see the rebirth of the old Soviet Union.  Taking back Georgia is only a first step in reclaiming her former satelite countries.

I suspect that without even knowing it, you are very much like General Petain with his "Viche Government..."

Answer 12

I don't know why the US has to put missile shields in Poland in the first place. They can have trident subs off the coast, or put the shield in another country. I suppose since Reagan's Star Wars doesn't work after billions of dollars wasted on it, they plan to try to hit missiles from Russia in their boost phase instead of when they get into the air.