U.S. signs missile defense deal with Czechs, drawing Russian fire

Wednesday 09th July, 05:36 AM JST

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adaydream at 07:56 AM JST - 9th July

This missile defense deal with the Czech Republic will restart the cold war. < :-)
Taka313 at 08:32 AM JST - 9th July

Mods/editors, I would like to respectfully propose a headline edit:

U.S. signs missile defense deal with Czechs, drawing Russian IRE

By saying that the deal drew fire, I assumed actual shots were fired. That does not appear to be the case.

Taka

Moderator: The word "fire" can also mean criticism.
sdf_crew_member at 12:23 PM JST - 9th July

This missile defense deal with the Czech Republic will restart the cold war. < :-)

I doubt it - Cold War needs two to dance. It would be real stupidity from Russia to participate. The proper response shall be much less costly than a missile defense infrastructure, for instance, an exit from middle range treaty.
JoeBigs at 12:27 PM JST - 9th July

Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said the deal reflected a “joint desire to protect the free world.”

Sure the Russians are ticked, but to be honest who cares. Why would they be upset that we are selling defensive weapons to small states like the Czechs? Wonder if Putin and his boys still think that East Europe is really theirs?
sdf_crew_member at 12:40 PM JST - 9th July

Sure the Russians are ticked, but to be honest who cares. Why would they be upset that we are selling defensive weapons to small states like the Czechs? Wonder if Putin and his boys still think that East Europe is really theirs?

Three factual errors:

1) The reasonable persons do care - more weapon less safe.

2) There are no such thing as a "defensive weapon" - it's a bogus.

3) "Putin and his boys" with a majority of Russia population do not think the East Europe is theirs. They considers that East Europe becomes an insecurity zone for Russia.
smithinjapan at 12:43 PM JST - 9th July

The US could care less about Czech being able to defend itself; all it cares about is the bottom line. They'll sell anything to anyone at the right price, particularly under the guise of private companies. Hell, they'll selling weapons to the 'axis' (Iran) as we speak!
SuperLib at 01:00 PM JST - 9th July

Russia can cry a river for all I care...
adaydream at 02:17 PM JST - 9th July

Like I said, this missile defense deal with the Czech Republic will restart the cold war.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/4775455

< :-)
lou3993 at 02:24 PM JST - 9th July

The accord permits the siting of a tracking radar station on Czech soil as part of an extended U.S. missile shield that Washington says is necessary to ward off potential attacks by so-called “rogue” states such as Iran.

The plan proposed is to benefit the US, they are not doing this deal to make a quick few bob. I wonder if the fact that Russia has just revamped its whole military operations had anything to do with this decision...
Zen_Builder at 03:11 PM JST - 9th July

Of course the US is looking after their own side and if they make a few bobs in the process it is a bonus.

Said that I foresee another Cold-war coming up and with the current US troops in Iraq/Afghanistan/possible Iran I don't think that they can afford to play games with the russians.

Why because the europeans/asian partners won't back them.

Wonder how many monies/trade deals the proposed to the czech goverment in return for this.

Not like the US don't attach trade deals to get their way in order to get sanctions/bans lifted(cough S.Korea cough).
PrinceskaNo1 at 11:01 PM JST - 9th July

Wow Rice in Prague. so many traffic jams and police in the streets because of her. Such an inconvenience, people cannot move freely in the center of the city because of the heavy security and cars are forbidden. Condi on her way to inconvenience sofia and tbilisi too.
RepublicofTexas at 11:08 PM JST - 9th July

Like I said, this missile defense deal with the Czech Republic will restart the cold war.

There wont be another Cold War, at least not between the US and Russia. The days in which there were only two superpowers around which the first and second worlds orbited is over. The rise of the third world particularly China, India, and Brazil completely changes the dynamic. However, I do believe that the missile shield is directed against possible Russian aggression and not Iranian.
RedMeatKoolAid at 12:40 AM JST - 10th July

Funny - in that tragicomic European kinda way the rest of us so often end up paying for - Russia is set to block any UN sanctions against the dictator Mugabe, but it is Rice who is vilified here.