Conservative Donnybrook

Today, Iran tested nine missiles, one of which reportedly has sufficient range to reach Israel. The United States of course, has rightly condemned the saber rattling of the Iranians. Meanwhile, the Iranians stoutest ally, Russia, has expressed some concerns over the prospect of an Iranian regime possessed of ballistic missiles.

In a completely unrelated story (or was it?), Russia has threatened the United States with the use of military force if the United States and the Czech Republic persist in their attempts to install a defensive missile defense system. I don’t know if this reaction strikes everyone as strange, but why, especially in light of the fact that the most radical of nations in the Middle East is developing a nuclear capability and the means to deliver it, would Russia take such a stance and risk war with the United States and its allies when Russia acknowledges the danger which an armed Iran presents.

The bottom line is that if there were any tendency to regard Russia in a hopeful light as a potential ally, that illusion has been shattered. Why does Russia begrudge Europe the means to defend itself from Islamic aggression? Perhaps Europe should reassess its relationship with Russia as well. If there must be a conflict with Russia, let it be over an issue like this where the rest of the world cannot fail to see that Russia is the aggressor, objecting to defensive measures which seek only to keep Europe safe from the likes of Russia’s southern puppet.

With the insane leadship of Iran calling for the destruction of Israel, the hastening of Armageddon and death to the West on a weekly basis, Europe would be derelict in its duty to protect its citizens if it failed to install whatever defensive measures it could lay its hands on. Russia be damned. The United States and Europe should call Russia’s bluff on this.