BREAKING: Russia Withdraws Missle Deployment Near Poland

[berni_mccoy]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090919/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_missile_defense

Russia says it won't deploy missiles near Poland

MOSCOW – Russia said Saturday it will scrap a plan to deploy missiles near Poland since Washington has dumped a planned missile shield in Eastern Europe. It also harshly criticized Iran's president for new comments denying the Holocaust.
Neither move, however, represented ceding any significant ground. A plan to place Iskander missiles close to the Polish border was merely a threat. And while the Kremlin has previously criticized Tehran for questioning the reality of the Holocaust, Russian leaders have refused to back Western push for tougher sanctions against Iran.
It still remains unclear whether Moscow will make any significant concessions on Iran and other issues in response to President Barack Obama's move to scrap the Bush-era plan for U.S. missile defense in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin told Ekho Moskvy radio Saturday that Obama's move has made the deployment of Iskander short-range missiles in the Kaliningrad region unnecessary.
He described Obama's move as "victory of reason over ambitions."

THIS Is what diplomacy is about.

[medeak]

1. it was just a threat to Bush..they never intended to act on it n/t

[KittyWampus]

9. Oh, I think they might have proceeded with plans if the US hadn't changed course.

[Happyhippychick]

2. This is a very important story. Thanks for posting it! K&R

[SoCalDem]

3. precisely.. GW got his panties in a wad when Pootie-poot didn't like him any more

so he started that missile shit again.. of course Russia had to match it.

We did not like it when Cuba had missiles..

Less missiles,,anywhere that's the hope we should all have..

[opihimoimoi]

4. Quiet and EFFECTIVE Leadership ruins the GOP's harsh approach

Obama will rock the World with Reason and Truth

[berni_mccoy]

6. Yes.

[patrice]

5. Good News!!!

[Wilms]

7. Weren't right wing lip flappers just days ago pissing on Obama's initiative?

Heh-heh.

[tridim]

8. Just think what we can accomplish in his second term!

:bounce:

[johnfunk]

10. Neocon meltdown alert level raised to RED -- will Norm Podhoretz have the next coronary?

One can only hope...

[jimlup]

11. Duhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Republicans are dangerous paranoids who have managed to keep us in danger for over 60 years.

Time for their paranoid crap to come to an end.

[samsingh]

12. it's good to reduce tensions