Bill Clinton derides missile shield plan

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Source: Reuters

Former President Bill Clinton on Friday cast doubt on the effectiveness of a planned U.S. missile shield, deriding it as a "colossal waste of money".

Clinton said the defence system, parts of which are to be deployed in Poland and the Czech Republic, had created unnecessary difficulties with Russia, which denounces the plan as an attempt to undermine its defence capabilities.

"My facts may be wrong, but my impression is that we are creating a crisis here when none is necessary," Clinton told a conference in the Ukrainian resort of Yalta on the ex-Soviet state's relationship with Europe.

"Because I don't think the missile defence system is reliable enough to create an impact."

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[Cobalt-60]

1. It is a MIS LABELED waste of money

Outside of Science fiction there are no anti missile shields.
The costly installations referred to as a 'shield" are in fact missile batteries.
Shield is their deceptive term.
We should not use it.

[Solon]

2. Bill Clinton is 100% right...

This missile shield plan is like a bad version of this:

[Cobalt-60]

5. I love missile command

But they always seem to have one more missile than I have interceptors..
Maybe we should send junior to the arcade for some edjumakashun.

[hollowdweller]

3. I have always wondered why congressional democrats have not insisted

That the Star Wars program be de funded until the Iraq war is over. Seems like it would be a great tactical move.

[Gman]

4. This is gonna send freepers into apoplexy

Clinton was in the old USSR when he made these remarks. They'll go nuts!