Why, I wonder, is no one asking why he is so keen to do this system?  It was first sold as a deterrent against North Korea before he finally found out that the real pending threat was Al Qaida and Bin Laden, just like his counter-terrorism chief had been telling him for 9 months.  Now in its revived form it is billed as a defending Europe against Iran.  I suppose nobody would have taken him seriously if he pretended it was there to defend the US against an Iranian missile attack, since they don't have that capability.

by bfaul on 09/07/2008 04:57:12 PM EST

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