IHT: U.S., Poland sign missle deal due to fears of Russia

It's not particularly surprising, but it goes to show the U.S. was always interested in placing this shield in Poland not because of Iran, as Bush continually insisted, but because of the shield's usefulness against Russia, which is what the Russians always contended and what infuriated them so much. On this topic, few people have said so much as well as Daniel Larison, who seems to have the remarkable ability to analyze the situation ::gasp:: in context.