Comments on: The Bush Eastern Europe Missile Defense Versus the Obama Eastern Europe Missile Defense http://themoderatevoice.com/46969/the-bush-eastern-europe-missile-defense-versus-the-obama-eastern-europe-missile-defense/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 30 May 2012 21:54:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: shannonlee http://themoderatevoice.com/46969/the-bush-eastern-europe-missile-defense-versus-the-obama-eastern-europe-missile-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-216085 shannonlee Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:19:46 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=46969#comment-216085 The two Reps on MTP were more concerned about giving into Russia than they were about the differences between the two systems. They also mentioned letting down two allies. Personally, I think that if they are so worried about it, they can try to push through legislation that would just give those two countries money...because that is the only reason they care about the system. Both countries belong to the EU and don't need our protection.<br><br>I don't t have a problem with "giving in" to Russia on this. It was a direct threat to their security. We wouldn't like it if Russia built a missile defense system in Cuba. The two Reps on MTP were more concerned about giving into Russia than they were about the differences between the two systems. They also mentioned letting down two allies. Personally, I think that if they are so worried about it, they can try to push through legislation that would just give those two countries money…because that is the only reason they care about the system. Both countries belong to the EU and don't need our protection.

I don't t have a problem with “giving in” to Russia on this. It was a direct threat to their security. We wouldn't like it if Russia built a missile defense system in Cuba.

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