The American Spectator

Pete| 9.17.09 @ 12:25PM

It's all part of the plan to weaken the country from the outside and inside at the same time to create perpetual "crisis."

Tell a friend. WAKE UP, PEOPLE!

ncatty| 9.17.09 @ 12:45PM

There was a quid pro quo. We just don't know what it is yet.

COnservative Bob| 9.17.09 @ 12:55PM

These 2 countries faced direct threats of attack from their bullying neighbor Putin; they paid a political price for their involvement with the US.
Look at those who stood with us over the last several years compared to our allies France, Germany and Spain. Look at how we reward their friendship.
I am certain that leaders around the globe will be inspired to take political and physical risks to partner with the US based on this enlighten behavior on the part of our anointed leadership.

DAC| 9.17.09 @ 1:17PM

I eagerly await the leftist trolls' defense of this latest example of Maobama spitting in our allies' faces and appeasing/licking the boots of those who despise and wish to find exciting new ways to weaken and kill us. That said there is plenty of blame, going back through many recent U.S. presidents of both parties, for the failure to use available technology to create even a modicum of a missile defense system (one capable of defending both the US and its allies). If I'm the Japanese, or the Poles, or the Israelis, I take Neville Chamberlain Obama's latest move as hard evidence that whatever American security umbrella may have once existed no longer does. And I'm building missile defenses as fast as I can, no matter what the EU, Russia or its allies say or how mightily they protest.
We will get what we deserve in the U.S., having been blind enough to elect this filthy traitor. But our allies, physically closer to their worst enemies, will pay in blood first. At least we'll get a fun preview of what's coming before it hits. Thanks Dear Leader.

Tim| 9.17.09 @ 2:02PM

Devil's advocate for one moment here:
Why do we spend billions on bases protecting Europe when their is no interest from the Europeans in defending themselves.
If the the Europeans won't pay for their own missile base, why should we? Because we don't like Russia? Or was it Iran?

Steve Schippert| 9.17.09 @ 5:16PM

Ahem... No quid pro quo? Imagine the lucky timing then...
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http://www.washingtonexaminer......44627.html

Reuters reports an interesting nugget in the wake of President Barack Obama's decision to grant Vladimir Putin his wish and kill the Eastern European missile shield:

Shortly after the pullback on the shield programme was announced, Russia's government said Prime Minister Vladimir Putin would meet several U.S. executives on Friday from firms including General Electric, Morgan Stanley as well as TPG, one of the world's largest private equity firms

General Electric may be the company with the closest ties to the Obama administration (if not, GE is second only to Goldman Sachs), and here we see the company benefiting from an abrupt foreign policy change made by President Obama. But GE isn't the only company benefiting.