Ronald Reagan's alive and well and pissing off the Germans

[SoCalDem]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/05/AR2007030500389.html

Germans Call for Calm Debate on U.S. Plan

By JAN SLIVA
The Associated Press
Monday, March 5, 2007; 10:08 AM

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Germany's foreign minister on Monday called for a calm debate within the European Union, the NATO alliance and with Russia on U.S. plans to develop an anti-missile shield in Europe.

A top Russian general increased the bellicose tone of the debate, however, noting that the Russian air force could easily knock out any missile defense sites the U.S. wants to place in Europe.


"Since missile defense elements are weakly protected, all types of our aircraft are capable of applying electronic countermeasures against them or physically destroying them," Lt. Gen. Igor Khvorov said Monday, according to the Russian news agencies Interfax and RIA-Novosti.

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