Critics of the Bush administration missile defense plans for Central Europe have charged that the United States would be deploying defenses that did not work against a threat that did not exist.
It is certainly true that the planned American defenses were largely untested, and the anticipated Iranian threat unbuilt.
A more serious criticism of the Bush plan, however, was that it would defend countries not threatened by Iran, while leaving Iran’s more likely victims entirely uncovered.
Read Full Article »