"That '70s Show" won't go away. President Obama shows that he is more interested in appeasing an enemy, in this case Russia, than protecting our friends.It's Jimmy Carter redux.
The United States has suspended Bush-administration plans for a missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, officials from both countries said Thursday -- a move likely to please Russia, which had fiercely opposed the plans.
The U.S. has been testing the ability of ground-based interceptor missiles to hit long-range ballistic missiles.
A U.S. delegation held high-level meetings Thursday in both Poland and the Czech Republic to discuss the missile defense system. While the outcome of the meetings wasn't clear, officials in both countries confirmed the system would be scrapped.
Czech Prime minister Jan Fischer said in a statement that U.S. President Barack Obama told him in a Wednesday phone call that the United States was shelving its plans. Fischer did not say what reason Obama gave him for reconsidering.
A Polish defense mininstry spokesperson said of the cancellation, "This is catastrophic for Poland."
But it's good news for Russia.
Welcome back, Carter.
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