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Originally Posted by galraen  Exactly, a missile SHIELD, a defensive tool, so why the paranoid responce? |
Well, on the one hand the US is giving Poland Patriot missiles in return for permission to put up this shield, on the other hand having a missile shield is pretty handy in an offensive war.
Just because it's a shield doesn't mean it can't be used as either a point of military intimidation or eventually used in a war.
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Originally Posted by galraen How the hell is agreeing to put anti-missile defences in an allies territory a hostile act. |
Well, how do you think the US would respond if Russia put anti-missile defences on Cuba?
And this is hardly the first time the US is pushing their boundaries. As I mentioned above, they armed Georgia with offensive means, including attack helicopters, and trained Georgian troops. Those are pretty hostile acts to be performing on a country's border.
Last time Russia tried a trick like this in the American sphere of influence, Bay of Pigs happened, not to mention the main Cuba crisis.
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Originally Posted by galraen The hostility is originating from Russia, and for what purpose and why? I've not got any respect or trust in Dubya, but even he isn't insane enough to launch an attack on Russia. Their rhetoric is completely unbalanced and paranoid, it's as if Brezhnev was still in charge, why? |
Just because the rhetoric is coming from Russia doesn't mean Russia is on the offensive. Russia has the most bravado, they have to because on the one hand they're the weaker party and on the other because it's expected by the people, who want this kind of rhetoric coming from the president, it makes them feel good about their country.
But despite all the rhetoric, it's constantly been the US making the provocative moves. Me? I'm surprised Russia has only responded so far by humiliating Georgia and stealing a lot of their American-issued weaponry. They could've done a lot worse, to be honest.