NATO Backs Bush's Missile Defense System

[Attero Dominatus]

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - President Bush won NATO's endorsement Thursday for his plan to build a missile defense system in Europe over Russian objections. The proposal also advanced with Czech officials announcing an agreement to install a missile tracking site for the system in their country.

Bush also was undaunted in his drive to see the military alliance expanded further eastward, despite facing an immediate setback.

Fellow NATO leaders rejected his appeal to allow former Soviet republics Ukraine and Georgia to get on a path toward membership. But Bush's national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, said the president will not drop the issue and plans to make a new pitch before he leaves office in January. The United States expects to raise the matter at a meeting of NATO foreign minister in December, Hadley said.

"NATO's door must remain open to other nations in Europe that share our love for liberty and demonstrate a commitment to reform and seek to strengthen their ties with the trans-Atlantic community," Bush said in brief remarks at an alliance meeting. "We must give other nations seeking membership a full and fair hearing."

The president expressed regret that NATO also declined to offer full membership at this meeting to Macedonia. The invitation was blocked by Greece, which says the country's name implies a territorial claim to its northern region, also called Macedonia.

"Macedonia's made difficult reforms at home," Bush said. "It is making major contributions to NATO missions abroad. The name issue needs to be resolved quickly so that Macedonia can be welcomed into NATO as soon as possible."

Albania and Croatia were invited to join the alliance, now currently at 26 members.

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[Airwolf]

Cue lefty talking points in 5-4-3-2-1.

[Crazy Horse]

Why are we upsetting the Russians??

Shouldn't we be trying to build diplomatic bridges to the world since we have so screwed up our reputation to them. Who is going to help us during the looming depression that * caused and now * is trying to start WWIII. We are outmanned and outgunned in Iraq and Afghanistan, it would only take hours for the Russians to destroy our armed forces since they are spread so thin, with broken equipment, under trained...etc.

If we would just leave the world alone and just say we where wrong..............then maybe the world would accept us again.