The Missile Defense Decision – Chase's 2nd Response

Well Laura, of course Obama would naturally have "extensive" knowledge of Russian history. Gee, I wonder why that is?

As for the "not in my backyard" attitude you mention - I fail to see how this is a bad thing. We don't bring wars to other nations, but we sure do stop them before they get here. And this is a bad thing? It is not our fault that all the European nations always surrender at the mere sight of conflict.

I love how you can always say with such certainty that there is never a threat from any of these hostile nations like Iran. And this is because you have breakfast with all these Dictators and Tyrants each morning and laugh about falsely scaring the U.S. and the rest of the civilized world into 'thinking' you are actually a threat? You are right. What were we thinking. Let's just join hands with all the them and play a game of Ring Around The Rosie while we all drink overrated tea from Britain and eat Crème Brûlée from Gay Paris.


The Russians are NOT our allies. They haven't been since WWII. As for Russia 'standing by and allowing' the U.S. to initialize the Missile Defense Plan (George W. Bush's Plan); I don't think they really had a choice. The Cold War is over (thanks mostly to Ronald Reagan) and Russia doesn't have the might nor the resources to even flex their muscles, let alone start another standoff militarily with the U.S.

The Missile Defense Shield Program does not only have to do with countering long range missiles from Iran. You are incorrect; it has everything  to do with Russia as well. It will also defend against any attack the war hungry Russians may initiate against other peaceful nations like Poland, The Czech Republic, Ukraine, Georgia and Poland (Their aggression was made all too public in the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008).

And as for the Missile Defense Plan being "derailed" - I would hold that assumption. Why do you think it was set for the year 2017 and not done right away? Because Bush knew that if a Democratic leader succeeded him in The White House, he would be gone by 2016 and the plan can easily be reinstated to meet it's original projection date.

You are absolutely right when you state that the 10 year Soviet/Afghan War helped as well to dissolve the U.S.S.R. The U.S. trained the Afghans and supplied $200,000,000 in aid/weapons to them to defeat the Soviets. You really think they could have done it by themselves? In essence, the U.S. fought that war... and won.

As for our agenda in Afghanistan now - We are not fighting them. We are fighting terrorist cells within their borders. So I fail to see where you are going with that.