Eastern Europe gets jittery over Russia

Poland, Ukraine, Moldova and the Czech Republic are among those worried that they could be next after the invasion of Georgia.

the fact that the distracted and overly stretched Bush administration took little concrete action to protect Georgia from Russia's wrath must also give pause to nations that would throw their lot completely with the U.S. Is the strategic alliance that many Eastern European countries have been building with the U.S. since the fall of communism nearly two decades ago still worth the risks? Full Story »

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James Canning
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by James Canning - Oct. 1, 2008

This story fails to address the issue of whether the proposed ABM system is even workable. Republican administrations love vastly expensive weapons systems such as Reagan's "Star Wars" and the Bush administration's proposed ABM system supposedly meant to deal with an attack from Iran. This is ludicrous in my view, and I think the hidden agenda is giving an ABM system to Israel. It is not surprising the Russians take offense at Poland's quick acceptance of a deal with the US days after the war in Georgia erupted.

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