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Coracle9/18/2009 7:00:01 am PDT

There’s a whole thread on the missile shield downstairs. The “abandoning allies” claim is BS.

The idea that we are replacing - on the recommendation of the US joint chiefs and other internal military assessment - the earlier proposed shield with ship-based Standards and Aegis - both more nimble and more demonstrably effective - and expanding shield coverage to include Israel - means that the US has more control over a better defense net. That it annoys some countries who stood to benefit from US installations on their soil is both inevitable to any change of plans, and immaterial - they’ll be happy with the protection even if they grumble about the lost US installed infrastructure.