TheRealMafoo said:
highwaystar101 said:
I mean even if Russia through some moment of temporary (and unlikely) madness decided to attack eastern Europe or USA, they would be flattened instantly.
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If Russia went to war against the rest of the world minus China and the US, Russia would win. it wouldn't even be close. Not that they would, but they are one bad ass military power.
That being said, I am all for removing this shield. It's time the US stopped policing the world, and let the world police themselves.
We are broke as a nation, and the first step we need to take as a broke country, is stop spending money on things that "we" don't need.
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Do you realize that this decision has made the East Coast less safe? These defenses would have been able to intercept missiles headed for where I live. I don't like that we are eliminating defenses that we need (missile defense given the threats of Iran and North Korea) and keeping a bloated military of stuff we don't need. That is where the real money should be saved and cuts made, not missile defense.
And the Russians have played Obama for a fool. It's quite clear. Right after the announcement was made, the Russian foreign minister said it would have no effect on their relationship with Iran. In fact, the Russians are selling Iran anti-aircraft batteries and assisting them in their nuclear development.
The defenses in Poland and the Czech Republic had little to do with Russia, since everyone knows that 12 interceptor missiles have no chance of stopping thousands of Russian missiles. The whole point of the missile shield was to protect mainly against Iran, a country developing nuclear weapons and ICBMs, not the Russians. What a joke that we unilaterally disarm our defenses and get nothing in return but increased threats. That is not logical foreign policy, it's madness.