Bush tries to sell missile shield plan in pacifist country
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By Katerina Zachovalova Jun 5, 2007, 3:16 GMT
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No, Czechs, you don't have to put gas masks. They are not of much use in a midst of a nuclear blast.
Gas masks only needed for stink of american exploitation and oil grabbing
Yep, and I bet the citizens gassed under Saddam's rule were surprised too! You are right that the Americans are big exploiters! We have exploited our beliefs, our money and protection throughout history on many countries- what did your country do for anyone??
Someone should dig up the graves of those horrible Americans that exploited themselves along with the Allies to protect some of the most ungrateful people in Western Europe!
Who are we 'protecting' Europe from? Other than upsetting the Russians and violating every Soviet-era arms agreement the US has made, I don't see an upside. Last I heard the 'shield' doesn't work anyway.
He can try to sell but i doubt they will buy :)
The only thing that would happen is that the Czech Republic becomes the playball between Russia's and the USA's future foreign policy.
Europe needs no protection from a non-existing threat which is (when it will ever become real) directed against the USA. Especially not when these threats are the results of u.s foreign policy failure.
It would be something different if the system would protect the USA without dragging us into their foreign policy moves. But this way, no thanks.
Im sure the Czech government will try to prevent a peoples referendum on that matter. Why? The surveys show that about 86 % of Czech's are against the missile-shield. ;)
S - you should ask what america did for anyone, WHICH WAS NOT REALLY FOR ITSELF
AL,
SO you are saying that the Americans going over to Europe and fighting against the Nazi's was for our own gain? We in the Western World all benefitted from that defeat and the American soldiers that died there did so unselfishly.
Correct - you benefited from not having a future major competitior and from money - land lease etc. Also, although americans like to claim they won the second world war, remember the Russian contibution with the Red army and all the commonwealth countries
Same in the 1st world war - amrican troops arrived, but had to be trained for 14 months, and the major breakthrough in August 1918 was by French/British/Canadian/Australian troops - then americans joined in on later battles
Al you gotta be one of the stupidest dickheads that ever put pen to paper. Yer baby keep supporting your 'liberal ideas' that where handed to you from the West. You think the Commies would have let you go without western action? Is that why you weak arse little bitches keep sending non combat troops to war zones? I saw the destruction of the east of Europe by the russians, you lived their, how did you forget?
Al,
the contributions of everyone in WWI and WWII are what won the war. I never said the Americans did it all by themselves! I just got done watching the series Anzacs and am well aware of everyone's role in that- I am just saying that it seems to have been forgotten by most folks and America seems to be the one being bashed and criticized most heavily. I had relatives fighting each other (Americans & Germans) so I am well aware of the history and sacrifices made- however, The US government is the primary one that loaned money for rebuilding in Europe that it will never see repaid
Also, I don't think the Germans doth protested much with all the economic gain they received by having US bases in their country so perhaps for some of these smaller, newly independent countries it might be to their advantage fiscally speaking. Just a thought!
What a nobel idea of getting rich by hosting the foreign troops at home.
On the other hand, why would Americans give away the money for that? Is it because of a proximity to Chech beer?
Maybe they felt guilty about using all those German engineers to start their space projects
Im czech and i love that hand over our guns part, but seriously what the hell were the polish thinking horses vs tanks?! We may be cowards , but we're smart enough to stay alive. Bravery is stupidities son.
Czech republik is eastern europe. everyone says its western, but its past germany to the est
What is Bush going to try next, selling ice to Eskimos?
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