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...with greater speed than NATO would provide. This assurance of mutual aid is backed up by the Patriot missiles, which, while they are defensive, would allow Poland to respond to a Russian attack without needing outside assistance. The U.S. still claims that this missile deal is no threat to Russia, but Russia was clearly on the minds of Polish officials when they signed the deal after Russian troops entered Georgia last month. At the time, Polish president Lech Kaczynski stated, “[Russia is after] Georgia today, Ukraine tomorrow, and Poland may be next.” Whatever American...
...Russia carried out its threat to bomb the missile sites, then either the United States or NATO would have to respond because of treaty obligations. Even if the missile deal itself does not provoke conflict, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned that the deal will lead to “an inevitable arms race” between Russia and the U.S. The U.S. should avoid such provocations as much as possible, without making significant sacrifices to its own security and that of its allies...
...Some analysts have questioned the military necessity of installing this defense system in Eastern Europe. The U.S. already has a missile system that can defend it against the current threat from North Korea, and E.U. officials have questioned whether Europe faces an immediate threat that calls for a U.S.-run defense system. In April, however, NATO declared its support for the missile defense system, so if Iran’s nuclear capabilities are truly an urgent threat, it should be possible to install the system in a NATO member state farther from Russia’s borders than Poland...
...Later in the half, freshman midfielder Carly Dickson ripped a shot from five yards in front of the goal that was aimed for the top right corner of the cage. Butera made a sprawling save, knocking the ball out of the air and allowing her defense to clear the threat. After two Crimson penalty corners were thwarted late in the second half, the Quakers emerged with just their second win of the season, and Butera notched her second shutout. “We had a number of penalty corners, but the goalkeeper had some great saves,” McVeigh...
Since the departure of all-time Ivy League rushing leader Clifton Dawson ’07 after the 2006 season, Harvard has struggled to find a consistent running threat to spearhead what had been a run-heavy offense for a number of years.In 2007, the team used a mix of then-sophomore Cheng Ho and then-freshman Gino Gordon to mix things up and try to establish a solid run game, but the position remained the lone unfinished product in an otherwise rock solid offensive attack.But one week into 2008, there’s a new face on the scene...