U.S. and Poland sign missile defense deal

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Source: AP

WARSAW, Poland - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.

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Rice earlier had dismissed blustery comments from Russian leaders who say Warsaw's hosting of 10 U.S. interceptor missiles just 115 miles from Russia's westernmost frontier opens the country up to attack.

Such comments "border on the bizarre frankly," Rice said, speaking to reporters traveling with her in Warsaw.

"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."

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Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26306913/

[LaurenG]

1. Ah geez.

So we are off the "terraist" kick now and back on the the nasty cold war?

[14thColony]

5. Orwellian, isn't it?

[The Blue Flower]

2. The Missiles of August

Ahhhh, feels just like October 62 all over again. This should be fun. :(

[Andy823]

3. The Cuban missile crisis comes to mind.

Now way did we want Russia setting up sites in Cuba, and there is no way in hell the U.S. would go for Russian systems in Mexico or Canada, so I have a hard time trying to figure out just what Bush and the rest of his idiots are trying to do, if not piss of Russia! I think they want to use Russia as the new scare tactic to help McCain, and if it doesn't work, well then Obama will have to deal with them. Just more of a mess to get out of, and blame the democrats for come 2012!

[AlphaCentauri]

4. Oops!!! "to defend Poland's territory as if it was the territory of the United States"

it looks like it is now a territory of the United States

[inanna]

6. Russia says Europe in new arms race

MOSCOW - Russia warned Wednesday that the signing of a U.S.-Poland missile defence deal will fuel a new new arms race in Europe and beyond and that it could impact beyond the diplomatic sphere.

An angry statement was released by the Russian foreign ministry soon after the deal was signed in Warsaw for a U.S. missile defence shield to be set up in Poland and the Czech Republic.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insisted that Russia has nothing to fear from the shield and also denied that the world was entering a new Cold War.

But the Russian statement said: "Such actions create mistrust and spur an arms race on the continent and beyond its borders."

Link: http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=9a2b739a-cd15-42a3-bf8c-2d5c164f7a47

[lovuian]

7. They are signing their death warrant

:argh: