Czechs Pull Out Of U.S. Missile Shield Plan -- CBS News
PRAGUE - The Czech Republic is withdrawing from U.S. missile defense plans out of frustration at its diminished role, the Czech defense minister told The Associated Press Wednesday.
The Bush administration first proposed stationing 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and an advanced radar in the Czech Republic, saying the system was aimed at blunting future missile threats from Iran. But Russia angrily objected and warned that it would station its own missiles close to Poland if the plan went through.
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My Comment: After how Poland was treated by this administration last year on missile defense ..... and doubts about U.S. resolve ..... the Czechs have decided to not tie their national defense policy with the U.S..
1 comment:
Whatever man. The world changes everyday and to think that things are the same is just not realistic. We're gonna put troops into Poland along with aircraft. Who knows what the Czechs were thinking. To use my favorite quote from Charlie Wilson's War "We'll see."
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/14/world/europe/14briefs-Poland.html
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