Saturday, June 06, 2015

Rumors of War - King of the North

My Way News - US might deploy missiles in Europe to counter Russia
My Way News reports: "Russia denies violating the treaty and has, in turn, claimed violations by the United States in erecting missile defenses. It is unclear whether Russia has actually deployed the suspect missile or whether Washington would make any military move if the Russians stopped short of deployment. For now, administration officials say they prefer to continue trying to talk Moscow into treaty compliance."

Comment: It's an incredibly weak position for the U.S. to find itself in. The treaty has been violated and the U.S. must either ignore it or call Russia out and do something about it. Both choices have some pretty severe consequences. Trying to politely persuade Russia to comply with a treaty they agreed to years ago is simply not tenable, not even in the fuzzy world of diplomacy.

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