Some Democrats Urge Delay in Building a U.S. Missile System in Eastern Europe

[Wretched Excess]

what the hell is wrong with these people?  it's worthwhile if there is a chance that it will work.

Some Democrats Urge Delay in Building a U.S. Missile System in Eastern Europe

WASHINGTON - As the Bush administration speeds ahead with plans to construct a missile defense system in Eastern Europe, some Democrats in Congress want to put on the brakes, saying it has not been adequately tested.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was scheduled to be in Warsaw on Wednesday to sign an agreement on the missiles with Poland, which agreed to the basing of 10 interceptors last week, after the Russian attacks on  Georgia. Justified as a defense against a missile attack on Europe by a rogue nation like Iran, the installation has provoked outrage from Russia.

Even before the agreement was reached, the Bush administration had proposed spending $712 million in the coming fiscal year to start digging silos in Poland; installing a related radar system in the Czech Republic, another former Soviet satellite that is now a NATO member; and buying initial parts for the first interceptor missiles.

But Democrats are now questioning all that spending as premature.

"Go ahead and move on with research and development," said Representative Ellen O. Tauscher, Democrat of California, who is chairwoman of the House subcommittee that oversees the missile defense program. "But as far as putting holes in the ground in Poland, we are saying no."

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[Happy Fun Ball]

Checking........nope, I'm getting bupkis on the surprise-o-meter.

[Hawkgirl]

Of course they would! 

[Wretched Excess]

Of course they would! 

I am reading that The BarackStar! agrees with the undefined delay in deployment, but can't find any direct quotes to prove it.  I am sure his answer was 10 minutes long, and took at least three sides to a definite "yes or no" question.

[Peter3_1]

Dem's are, as usual, appeasement central. Guess they missed WW1 and WW2 as object lessons, OR they's like ANOTHER major war on the ground in Europe, and would like to try out a now, still more expensive, reconsreuction plan.

[Duke Nukum]

Some Democrats Urge Delay in Building a U.S. Missile System in Eastern Europe

The deuce you say! Only some?