Just another target to add to the list, next! It's everyones free choice to be targeted for a first strike.

In order for Russia not to fall victim to American propaganda, Russia must understand that the primary, and overriding, objective in all American negotiations is American self-interests at the expense of other parties - including the Russian Federation. American advisors and NGOs flooded Grusia when Saakashvili was trying to unseat Eduard Shevardnadze with his "Rose Revolution". These Americans were quite adroit in leaving the impression that they are undermining the Shevardnadze government in order to bring the blessings of "real democracy" to the Georgian people. However, in the end, the Georgian people received Mikheil Saakashvili who turned out to be a delusional semi-insane mini-dictator whose survival depends on American generosity. This same disappointment with American democracy meddling has struck Ukraine after the "Orange Revolution" fervor had run its course. Now, here comes Romania waving the American flag. I don't know what bribes and inducements the Americans promised the leaders of Romania in order to plant their missiles in their country, but, I can guarantee that the losers will be the Romanian people.

Traian Basescue, the President of Romania said: "The US medium-range land-based interceptor missiles will not be directed against Russia." And I say: WE HEARD THAT BEFOR. Why does a Presidnet put its people into jeopardy for the sake of a bankrupt country? You would think Presidents are elected by the people to protect the people. Well think twice. Good luck Romania, you gonna need it.

I agree with comments from Count Cash to avry! I can not understand why Romania (which is not in danger of any attack from anyone)would like to become a nuclear target and perish(without warning) as a state forever??!! This decision is wrong to the core and not in national intrest of Romanian people! Insted of going oposite way and remove all nuclear weapons(and all missiles on which can be fitted nuclear war heads) from all Europe(first USA one-they are alien one and shall not be on Europe soil at all) Romanian govenment choose to add petrol on fire.....There will be no good luck for all of you who keep provoking peacefull Russia-next time you will pay for all your crimes done in endless agressive and anprovoken wars wage to east true history ....Some goverments in Europe doing same (I think) as Lois XIV (France king) wich say"After me everything can be flooded(gone)...With all due respect for Romanian people, I think that some of your government people taking bribes from Usa to make this suicide decision in your name! I do wish you all the best but your decision put your nation at the doorstep of HELL....It is a pure madness people after all Europe terrible past history...Thanke you!

February 05, 2010, 22:17, avry wrote > Traian Basescue, the President of Romania said: "The US medium-range land-based interceptor missiles will not be directed against Russia." > And I say: WE HEARD THAT BEFOR. Why does a Presidnet put its people into jeopardy for the sake of a bankrupt country? You would think Presidents are elected by the people to protect the people. Well think twice. Good luck Romania, you gonna need it. How are medium-range interceptor missiles a threat to Russia? Seriously , stop crying and get over it.

Who cares what Russians think about the missile shield!..I can hear plenty of threatening voices here against Romania. Come on, do something about it. Do not worry about NATO attacking you, in 20 years you will lose half of your population by yourself because of your drinking and smoking habits. At that moment Russia will become a muslim country. It is normal for all democratic countries to prepare a defense system against the nuclear dictatorial ones..like Russia. Or you pretend to be a democracy? Re-elect third time Putin in your very original democratic way. Putin does whatever he wants , he is a king. From the democratic point of view South America countries can teach you a lesson or two. You might start ask yourself why all ex communist countries love you that much. Baltic states, Hungary, Poland, Romania? Maybe because of the raping and looting that Red Army did? Do you consider US imperialist? Look first at yourself. If there is any country in that part of the world bulling the others Russia is and NATO is Europe's only hope to stand against any tyrant.

Shafner. There's nothing as contemptible as lies. Either you know absolutely nothing about missiles and therefore have no business discussing this or you are being willfully ignorant and seeking to delude others. Missiles can be modified, a conventional warhead can be removed and a tactical nuclear warhead installed. A SAM (surface to air missile) can easily be converted to a surface to surface missile. Ranges can be manipulated by simply using different propellants. While I think Russia has little to fear from Europe in todays world it has to be said that America has been a belligerent to a high degree far beyond necessity. I must say I have heard nothing from the Romanian people about this. What do they think?

Roman. War was brought to Russia in WWII a lot of the soldiers riding the coattails of the Nazi war machine were Hungarians and Romanians. Romania and Hungary threw in their lot with the Nazis. The Russians didn't start that war but they sure as hell finished it, in a style the world has not seen since. 27 million Russians, Ukrainians, Belorussians and many others died in that war. I think Germany and the lackeys of the Nazis got off easy. Considering fools like you are still around, too easy. Don't mess with mother Russia.

Shafner, You tell me how S-300 interceptor missiles are threat to Israel if Russia sold it to Iran? Or how S-400 interceptor missile are threat to USA if Russia sold it to Venezuela? Or how Russian permanent military base in Syria is threat to USA and Israel? Or how Russian permanent military base in Venezuela is a threat to USA? And I can go on and on and on!?!?!? Tell your USA and Israeli Gringos that for every action there is a reaction. Have you Shafner heard about the law of physics? If you have wipe off your tears from your eyes and face up the real World like a grown up man, if you are not trapped in a ground hawk babyhood.

Roman, How come your allies from the so called democratic countries didn’t come to save you when your country fell into deep depression and it’s struggling to survive now? Or they may be giving you a strict condition now: accept our interceptor missiles against Russia on your soil or sink deep into poverty! Does that remind you of a Cold War stereotype used against Russia which Western hypocrites cannot conceal themselves anymore behind that mask? You haven’t seen anything jet what the West is capable of to inflict on your country for your imaginary independence. They will drain your country’s natural and human resource and then they will trough you in the quagmire, as the profit is the only language they speak. Good luck Roman-ian.

No way is Romania acting alone. This is a test of Russia again, just like in 2007 and 2008. Sounds like it is time to move the Iskanders back to Kaliningrad, and sell those jets to Iran. That deal has been held up, and Russia should fulfill its promises to a trading partner. Yes? Then we will see what sort of negotiations arise.

@scrat335 Romanian people think: Thank your government's actions for the interceptors. Last year when youngsters were tortured and girls raped in the dungeons of the communist police in Chisinau, Mr Medvedev was kisssing the communist Voronin and assuring him of the support of the russian people against the "imperialist" romanians. Now when there is hard proof of Voronin regime's crimes and when even his aide admitted that he coordinated the planting of the romanian flag on the Parliament just to divert attention from the youngsters revolt, we hear no appologies from Mr Medvedev. Moroover, Voronin is meeting H.B. Patriarch Filaret. You know, we're some very old hard headed orthodox people and we know that one cannot praise Christ and Lenin in the same time (no ofense, just our belief). I don't know if in the end we will agree with interceptors in our country, but we would have a pretty good cause to do so. I find it strange you don't remember that at the beginning of WWII Mr Hitler and Mr Stalin shook hands and each of them took a chunk of my country. Bottom line: we make friends with people that act like friends not like enemies.

Why mother Romania ally with Hitler? Because your mother Russia took Basarabia, sent its intellectuals in Siberia and invented the Moldavian nation and the Moldavian language. Romania was with Germany against Russia at that time for the same reason Russia attacked Georgia: to protect its co-nationals. Let's not forget that the biggest criminal in the history of the world was not Hitler, but Stalin. And against a stalinist Russia that war was led. But what happen next? Stalin impose a leadership that kill Romanian elite and because of the communist era we have today's social and economical problems. Do not get me wrong, I have Russians friends, I like Russian intellectuality, Russian sport, Russian science but I hate Russian imperialism especially when is directed against us. And because you bullied too many times my country we felt that we had to do something to be protected. And we did. Now you say that you will nuke us. Good luck trying to kill us. You might succeed but the price that you will pay will be huge. I am ready to die than to be again a slave. Are you? BTW, Romania received plenty of help to recover from crisis from our allies. Do not worry at all about us. We manage very well our business.

Romania needs missiles because of Stalin, but officially Romania and US says the missiles aren't aimed at Russia.

A defensive missile system is for Europe's protection and Romania will be protected because of it. Should we protect ourselves against Russia? Are you planning to attack Europe?

Adrian. Romanian armies go all the way to the Volga over a little fly speck like Moldova? No my friend, you went along for the ride all the way. Sadly the people of Romania did not ask for their fate but then they did not stand up to the Nazis either. Russia can be your friend or your enemy, the choice is yours. As is the choice of living in the present or the past. I know your leaders historically have little respect for the people of Romania nor do they care for them in the long run. I suggest your people make better choices.

How naive and uninformed are the Romanian people. This system has zero chance to protect you from a strike from us. Indeed the whole point, is that the system is just a part of a US offensive system against Russia. Indeed the US will quite happily accept the collateral damage to Romania to get the advantage. The problem is that we will strike at it first, to destroy the advantage as tensions rise. So now you have a great destabilizing situation, the US will think of having to launch first against Russia, to keep the advantage, Russia will need to think about striking Romania first to destroy the advantage. The first option leads to full out escalation, the second option still allows a route back from full escalation. You work it out which path is more likely! When the big boys want to look after themselves. Taking out Romania would just restore the balance and de-escalate the situation, Wow every one is relieved that Romania provided such a good service, a safety valve. Remember Article five doesn't mean the big boy dies for the little boy, Article five is fully fulfilled sending a bullet or a helmet in the post.

First, about naive people , war scenarios and some other similar stuff : Russia was consulted extensively about the missile shield. Russia said before that it has no sense to place some interceptors in Poland or Czech Republic, it is more logic to be placed in Bulgaria or Romania. Romania was chosen but I am pretty sure Bulgaria will host some components. Second, I can see from all your posts here that you perceive yourself (like the Americans) as saviours of the world. Flash news: nobody needs saving troupes on their territory. Third, if your government is posing as not knowing anything about this situation I think you should ask yourself who is naive now. Fourth, as previously stated Russia will participate in the structures of control of the entire system. Fifth, and the most important point: if you consider that us, the regular John or Ivan or Ion have access to all the important data, or we have any contribution at all about this decision we are really really stupid. Finally our entire dialog was for nothing and it shows that we are still immature people trying to demonstrate who has it bigger and that my daddy can beat your daddy. Shame on us! Let's grow up and try to do as much as we can about the election of our government and make the life of our family a little bit better.

Now we have all sorts of confusion and lack of facts. First the argument was about Stalin, then it shifted to protecting Europe. Then the realisation came that it all means instant death for Romania, whilst those far away bring up their kids and enjoy life. Now we hear about consultations, when every one knows the whole problem has been the lack of consultation. What Russia has been offered is defacto here is what we are doing, live with it. Indeed Obama actually said that the change in missile defence lately had nothing to do with Russia. This wasn't consultation it was just information. Then we hear about no one needing troops on their land for protection, well strange point to make, since you will have US ones there controlling the missiles. Then we here about Russians being part of the entire system. Well we saw exactly how Russians were treated as peacekeepers in Georgia. When the US want to strike, will they just shoot the observers, it seems there is a history of it. Those ICBMS travel mighty fast you know. Then to top it all, sitting in the Romanian 'democracy' people are saying the people have no control. Well my answer is, as you live in such a privileged democracy, go and take some control with a simple vote and political party. It's all very well talking of the kids, but Russian kids have a right to life and hapiness as well. Do you really feel so happy that you are helping build a military system which is directly aimed at destroying them! and as a collateral consequence your kids too. Russia is not targeting Romania, and I doubt Iran is either. So why put your people in peril to protect someone else, why do it just to enable an attack on Russia.