Wednesday, February 27, 2008
In the spirit of cooperation...
The Prague Post reported today that the Czech president supports the idea of placing a United States missile defense site somewhere inside the country and is on his way to America to discuss where it's to be located with President Bush. Although the NATO alliance may be losing its relevancy in a post-9/11 world, the common ties that have bound Europe and North America since the start of the Cold War are showing themselves again in this relatively complex and contentious plan. Even the players are the same: the United States and Russia find themselves facing off over a perennial Soviet-era bone of contention, nuclear proliferation. Feels like it's 1962 all over again, doesn't it?
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Good angle to take this blog. This will be a very contentious issue throughout the rest of the Bush presidency. It will be interesting to see what a Democratic President (assuming they can beat the Republicans in November, which is not a given) might do with this situation. Appease the Russians... or keep going with the (somewhat ridiculous in light of the fact that no one has illustrated that it works) Missile Defense Shield. We'll see. Anyway, this might be something to keep your eyes on for the rest of the semester!
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