In case you missed it: US mulling missile base in Bulgaria, Romania to deter Iran

[Jcrowley]

US mulling missile base in Bulgaria, Romania to deter Iran: report

The United States is considering stationing "patriot" missiles in Bulgaria and Romania against a potential attack from Iran, local daily "Work" reported Sunday.

The United States is considering stationing "patriot" missiles in Bulgaria and Romania against a potential attack from Iran, local daily "Work" reported Sunday. The United States plans to station the defensive missiles in the Black Sea coast and the Rodopi mountains, South Bulgaria, the daily quoted a high-ranking US diplomat as saying.

US defense policy specialist Benjamin Schreer of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs also told Germany's Sueddeutschen Zeitung newspaper that Bulgaria and Romania could be the "first choices" for the United States to station the "patriot" missiles.

The United States is considering building military bases in Bulgaria, a spokesman for the Bulgarian foreign ministry confirmed.

http://english.people.com.cn/200310/13/eng20031013_125881.shtml

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1. Poland and the Czech Republic have already expressed reservations and denied

access, now they go for the other ones



The world says no...........

[BayCityProgressive]

2. because

Iran has an evil plot to destroy Eastern Europe :eyes:

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3. Military Industrial Complex..needs more money...n/t

[jaxx]

4. and here I thought they hated us most

dubya told me so.

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5. The Neocon missile crisis.