U.S. shelves eastern Europe missile shield plans

Originally posted by PinkFloyd
Doesn't matter--even if we don't depend on them, they're our ally and the onus is on us to protect our allies.

Protect Poland and the Czech Republic from whom?

Originally posted by adam warlock
It isn't.

Obama also said that this was done because a more efficient set of bases is being planned.

what are the poles crying about, then?

Originally posted by PinkFloyd
we said we'd build missile sites in Poland and Czech., and Obama pu$$ied out.

Doesn't matter--even if we don't depend on them, they're our ally and the onus is on us to protect our allies.

It wasn't his business anyway.

protect against who?
do you seriously think Russia is going to invade Poland? they can meddle in mediocre countries like georgia but I doubt they'd do the same to Poland.