RE: US Isolationism RE: US at war in 1940?1942? L3

[Charlie Bell]

> I should add that I'm an agnostic on the subject.  I don't _think_ the
> technology is ready yet.  On the other hand, I don't think it's
> theoretically impossible either, it's just not ready.  i do think it would
> probably be a good idea if the technology were ready.  The objections of
> various European countries are not, to my mind, all that serious an issue.
> It is factually untrue that all of Europe
> is opposed.  The Czech Republic, Spain, Hungary, and several other
> European countries have stated their support.  In fact, every center-right
> government in Europe is supportive of building a missile defense system,
> so far as I am aware.  Once Berlusconi takes power in Italy, I would
> expect him to support it as well.  Even Hugo Young in the Guardian has
> come out and said that the american arguments on NMD have been quite
> effective.  So large parts of the European left oppose it.  So what?  The
> only way the US could make most of the European left happy is if it
> committed national suicide, so I'm really not so sure that we should allow
> our policies to be constrained by what gains Le Monde's approval.
>
> Gautam

<grin> That's pretty fair, actually.

Charlie