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The current allies that are helping us in Afghanistan are the ones 0bama keeps pissing off.
Poland and the Czech Republic combined are contributing a whopping 3.6% of the forces in Afghanistan. Why we are still there at all when our own government is stating that al-Qaeda is no longer there is unclear.
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0bama announced his cancellation of the ballistic missile defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic on the 70th Anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Poland. 0bama is doing a good job of making sure we have no "permanent allies" any where in Europe.
He's doing a good job of keeping us from drifting into a war with Russia. Bravo for him.
Not really, the closest we came to WW III was probably the Cuban Misslie Crisis, and that was solved by good old fashioned horse trading (missiles in Turkey for missiles in Cuba) more than by saber-rattling. That's what the history books say.
I was referring to saber-rattling in the form of nuclear weapons build-up. It is hypothetical I admit but there most likely would have been a massive conventional war had we not both puffed our chests out. There are many instances of one side reminding the other how foolish war would be-the chess games played by fast attack nuclear submarines being one example.
One one hand they heighten tension but they also do a remarkable job of keeping the peace if both parties rattle their saber effectively.
I am glad they have scrapped it. The contractors are probably gnashing their teeth. Well, gnash away you greedy people !!! It's a better idea to try and reduce enemies in the first place. Why is the US afraid of appearing "soft" for wanting to be reasonable ? Is diplomacy a dirty word ? Some people like the drama that comes along with the "bad guys" lurking under every barrel. Well, the US is that bad guy, to many people. We need to stop being so aggressive, and paranoid. It's good to be vigilant, and defensive when we are invaded, or an ally needs real help, but this Star Wars thing is RIDICULOUS.
This has nothing to do with Star Wars.
That was an initiative started by Reagan which involved space-based interceptors. I agree with your premise that the US needs to stop poking its head everywhere. But we do need missile defense systems in place, just located on the sea and our own land instead. They have little chance of intercepting the hundreds of warheads that could come simultaneously from Russia but probably would stop a couple lobbed by Iran or North Korea. Even if they don't have a perfect success rate they should still be in place.
I am glad they have scrapped it. The contractors are probably gnashing their teeth. Well, gnash away you greedy people !!! It's a better idea to try and reduce enemies in the first place. Why is the US afraid of appearing "soft" for wanting to be reasonable ? Is diplomacy a dirty word ? Some people like the drama that comes along with the "bad guys" lurking under every barrel. Well, the US is that bad guy, to many people. We need to stop being so aggressive, and paranoid.
Poland and the Czech Republic combined are contributing a whopping 3.6% of the forces in Afghanistan. Why we are still there at all when our own government is stating that al-Qaeda is no longer there is unclear.
He's doing a good job of keeping us from drifting into a war with Russia. Bravo for him.
War with Russia? Now we have heroic straw man deeds, thats a new one. LOL
War with Russia? Now we have heroic straw man deeds, thats a new one. LOL
I must've just imagined John McCain running around last year implying that we ought to hang our heads in shame because we weren't giving a war guarantee to Georgia for cripe's sake.
Obama is either purposely offending Poland or he is a complete and utter idiot.
First, he snubs the summit in Gdansk commemorating the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.
THEN, on the very day that Russia invaded Poland in 1939, he announces his withdraw of missile defense.
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