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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	missiles and betrayals?
	Date:	9/19/2009 8:30:27 AM

I'm not sure I totally agree with you with regard to our relationships -- our longest standing relationships are with the UK and Australia and have theoretically stood the test of time. I say "theoretically" because the Brits have done things that have not necessarily always supported our US interests.
I don't see us ever developing that kind of relationship with the Eastern Europeans. I don't know specifically about the Eastern Europeans, but my experience says that every time a country joins us on the battlefield, there is a huge quid pro quo in terms of the military equipment we provide them. In fact, I used to hate to hear that some country was going to join us in anything because there was usually a huge "give me" associated with it.

I have no particular insight, but my gut tells me that we reached a closed door agreement with the Russians about the missile defense shield. I suspect it has something to do with their cooperation with regard to Iran. The missile shield in Eastern Europe was the quid pro quo.