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by BigT | August 20, 2008 at 12:06 pm
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What else does "will go beyond diplomacy" mean? A dance off? Don't think so.
Russia says its response to the further development of a U.S. missile shield in Poland will go beyond diplomacy.Russia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying the U.S. missile shield plans are clearly aimed at weakening Russia.
The U.S. says the missile defense system is aimed at protecting the U.S. and Europe from future attacks from states like Iran.
The United States and Poland signed a deal Wednesday to place a U.S. missile defense base just 115 miles from Russia's westernmost fringe.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
Seriously, what in the world is Russia thinking? They have no threatened war on Poland. If it comes to that they better wait and make sure Obama gets elected because McCain will not stand for this.
"When you threaten Poland, you perhaps forget that it is not 1988," Rice said. "It's 2008 and the United States has a ... firm treaty guarantee to defend Poland's territory as if it was the territory of the United States. So it's probably not wise to throw these threats around."
After Warsaw and Washington announced the agreement on the deal last week, top Russian Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn warned that Poland is risking attack, and possibly a nuclear one, by deploying the American missile defense system, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.
Poles have been shaken by the threats, but NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop dismissed them Tuesday as "pathetic rhetoric."
"It is unhelpful and it leads nowhere," he told reporters at a NATO meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
I’ve got a little bit more to add now. I hope NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop is right but I’m not willing to bet on it. What we have in this missile shield is ten interceptors, those Patriot missiles. They aren’t tipped with anything and, oh, I don’t know, I think Russia might have a few more than ten nukes. What do you think?
The Russians need to just get a nice sports car to make themselves think they’re bigger in all the right places. Because the fact of the matter is they are the paper dragon. They cannot win an engagement with the West. They would lose the war in a couple of days.
Maybe they think rhetoric is enough to get their way. I hope that’s true. Until them we need to work to verify that they are just acting like puffed up children. If this gets out of hand we will be in WWIII very quickly.BigT
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at 12:24 on August 20th, 2008
BigT, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Not far different from two bands of cavemen trying to steal each other's goats and women ...
at 14:03 on August 20th, 2008
BigT, I like this story. It's good stuff. For all that is said and done, Russia won't carry through with a nuclear strike much like Iran won't strike Israel. Both countries citizens are enjoying prosperity and would riot if they thought their stuff would get destroyed in a US retaliation.
at 20:07 on August 20th, 2008
That may be true or not about Iran, but the Saudis are saying: Bomb Iran Now, Let Chips Fall Where They May
cause they are freaked about Iran's threats to close the straits and if they get the bomb.
Source: memri.org
This situation get worse when you add in the dealings between Russia and Syria and Iran.
at 14:45 on August 20th, 2008
Thank you all for your flags and comments, much appreciated.
And moonwolf I'm always at Defcon 5, that's my way! AHHHHHH!
Barry, you're probably right. It would be too much to have the 15 Lambos get blown up in a war between the US and Russia for Putin to ever attack us. I hope.
Emilio Lizardo, it just depends if the Russian goats and women are better than our own. And, according to at least one person on this thread, the women are better from Russia. So, maybe we will have a nuclear war.
at 16:01 on August 20th, 2008
BigT, I like this story. It's good stuff. They getting a bit huffy these days, guess, as Reagan said, you trying to take over the world"? Then he ordered the secret war in Afghanistan...
at 01:42 on August 21st, 2008
at 11:10 on September 2nd, 2008
Wow. Have you not done any research into who the real aggressor was? All you need to do is google, my friends. The US media is lying to you and it seems you're swallowing their lies full speed ahead!
Note. Georgia attacked S. Ossettia first, and this under the backing of US "Special Forces"! Russia moved in to protect its Russian citizens in South Ossettia.
I'm still reeling from the level of propaganda and from the people who still believe it. Learn to research on your own.
Lies are lies even if everyone believe them. The truth is the truth whether no one believes it.