Is McCain misguided on missile defense?

Friday, September 18th, 2009 | Republicans | No Comments

This quote is from Voice of America News:

U.S. Republican Senator John McCain calls the change “seriously misguided.” He said the decision is a step backwards at a time when eastern European countries are increasingly wary of what he calls “renewed Russian adventurism.”

Was any one (except McCain) ever expecting that the missile defense system would have stopped a barrage of Russian missiles?  Its ostensible purpose was to defend against possible Iranian missiles — a nation that would have significantly less fire power than Russia.

Tags: Iran, McCain, missile defence, Russia

Obama’s shift on Missile Shield

Friday, September 18th, 2009 | TV and text | No Comments

So as I understand it there will still be a sea based missile defence system on ships in the Mediterranean sea? This video gives a good quick overview of missile defence since the cold war.

Tags: cold war, Iran, missile defence, Obama, shield