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KillerGremlin · 08-21-2008, 04:16 PM

Again...I ask....why do we need a defense system? If someone is stupid enough to fire missiles at America or launch a nuclear attack they are:

A) most likely a global super power or pissed off third world country (i'm looking at you Iran)
B) starting nuclear war...aka the mass destruction of earth
C) going to get turned into a fucking crater because America is not going to sit idly by while we get blown up

If our government can fabricate false weapons of mass destruction to go to war we will certainly blow the shit out of someone who attacks us with nuclear weapons.

American arrogance aside....no one wants to see a city full of civilians blown up. The argument for putting defensive measures into place is to protect our country when someone goes on the offense.

Who is planning on going on the offensive?

This "defensive" implementation is more like an offense implementation in my opinion. And, prior to this situation we knew Russia would be pissed if we put our little defense system in Poland. So, why did we do it anyway? It takes two people to have a fight, and we certainly aren't helping by provoking Russia. It also doesn't help that Russia is a global superpower, Putin isn't a great guy, and we've already gone through a long Cold War with Russia.

Is history not a clear indicator that provoking the opposing force does not work in resolving issues? I consider the American/Russian relationship neutral, at best. The best way to stay neutral with someone is do neutral things....like not putting a missile defense system in Poland.

Yeah, the media and our US Government are both indicating that this defense system is not capable of delivering a payload that would cause any major harm. Apparently it is nothing more than a defense system. That doesn't change the fact that our government knowingly provoked Russia.

Again, I know very little about politics....it just seems like this was a bad idea. I'm sure our government could have reached a compromise or something?

08-21-2008, 04:16 PM	#45
KillerGremlin No Pants KillerGremlin is offline Location: Friggin In The Riggin Now Playing: my ding-a-ling Posts: 4,566	Re: Russia Invades Georgia Again...I ask....why do we need a defense system? If someone is stupid enough to fire missiles at America or launch a nuclear attack they are: A) most likely a global super power or pissed off third world country (i'm looking at you Iran) B) starting nuclear war...aka the mass destruction of earth C) going to get turned into a fucking crater because America is not going to sit idly by while we get blown up If our government can fabricate false weapons of mass destruction to go to war we will certainly blow the shit out of someone who attacks us with nuclear weapons. American arrogance aside....no one wants to see a city full of civilians blown up. The argument for putting defensive measures into place is to protect our country when someone goes on the offense. Who is planning on going on the offensive? This "defensive" implementation is more like an offense implementation in my opinion. And, prior to this situation we knew Russia would be pissed if we put our little defense system in Poland. So, why did we do it anyway? It takes two people to have a fight, and we certainly aren't helping by provoking Russia. It also doesn't help that Russia is a global superpower, Putin isn't a great guy, and we've already gone through a long Cold War with Russia. Is history not a clear indicator that provoking the opposing force does not work in resolving issues? I consider the American/Russian relationship neutral, at best. The best way to stay neutral with someone is do neutral things....like not putting a missile defense system in Poland. Yeah, the media and our US Government are both indicating that this defense system is not capable of delivering a payload that would cause any major harm. Apparently it is nothing more than a defense system. That doesn't change the fact that our government knowingly provoked Russia. Again, I know very little about politics....it just seems like this was a bad idea. I'm sure our government could have reached a compromise or something?