U.S.-Czech missile deal raises Russian ire - CNN.com

To damn bad. The US has offered the Russians the technology over and over. There is only ONE reason not to put up a defense.

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I never said that you had no right to have an opinion. I just said that it was, in fact, worth nothing.

-Maineman ( on 12 June 2007)

Offered the Russians what technology, RGS?

The missile defense technology. But then you would know that if you had ever paid any attention to the issue.

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The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd. Indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.

-Bertrand Russell

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable

-Laurence J. Peters

I never said that you had no right to have an opinion. I just said that it was, in fact, worth nothing.

-Maineman ( on 12 June 2007)

I am not sure why a Defensive shield should be so alarming, unless of course you plan an attacking someone someday.

The argument put forth by Russia is IF we have a shield and they do not, we can attack them and they can not protect themselves, HOWEVER that ignores the fact the US has repeatedly offered the technology to Russia.

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The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd. Indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.

-Bertrand Russell

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable

-Laurence J. Peters

I never said that you had no right to have an opinion. I just said that it was, in fact, worth nothing.

-Maineman ( on 12 June 2007)

Personally, I think Russia is nothing but a bunch of hot air on this issue.

BUT, it's a grave concern if you start playing the "what if" game. The Russians are in terrible economy, and are struggling to find out who they really are without their commisars and daily pravda-driven programming. However, they will all well remember their identiy as the antagonists against the Unites States , and they might even long nostalgically for those forgotten days -- and try to recapture them.

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We offered to put our missle defence system on Soviet soil?

You are right, I was not aware of that.

Bush offered to give them the technology, they would have had to build it, pay for it and maintain it. He offered when he first started as President and has repeated the offer several times now.

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The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd. Indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.

-Bertrand Russell

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable

-Laurence J. Peters

I never said that you had no right to have an opinion. I just said that it was, in fact, worth nothing.

-Maineman ( on 12 June 2007)

You are aware the Soviet Union no longer fell in 1989 right.

Err misprint.

No longer fell? I must be on crack. lol I hope you got my meaning.

What a stupid stupid stupid thing for the President to offer. I understand why he would but man that is stupid.

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Don't believe that rumor.

Same gangsters, different suits.

Oh where are the Cossacks when you need them?

Russia is about to get a spanking from the Yello.... err Golden Horde.

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sure but they no longer control the union, only Russia for the most part. The soviet union included many other nations that Russia no longer controls fully.