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To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (15892)	2/3/2000 7:28:00 PM
From: robnhood	Respond to of 17770

Well not exactly , but I get your drift---- They ain't even talkin about this, so it can hardly be for brownie points..

To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (15892)	2/3/2000 8:35:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

Cohen: Moscow May Exploit Dispute Thursday, 3 February 2000 M U N I C H , G E R M A N Y (AP) DEFENSE SECRETARY William Cohen predicted Thursday that Russia and China would try to exploit differences between the United States and its European allies on the contentious issue of missile defense. Both Russia and China are strongly opposed to U.S. efforts to develop a network of radars and missile interceptors that could defend all 50 states against a limited attack by ballistic missiles. Many European governments are lukewarm to the project, and some suggest it could weaken U.S. ties to Europe. In an interview en route to Munich from Washington, Cohen acknowledged the NATO allies' misgivings. He said some fear the project could lead to a dismantling of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. He predicted Russia and China will use that issue to drive a wedge between Washington and its allies. "I would anticipate that the Russians and Chinese will try to dissuade our European allies from endorsing or embracing the project, to try to find weaknesses and differences of opinion and try to exploit those," Cohen said. Cohen said he nonetheless remained hopeful of winning Russian agreement to amend the ABM treaty to permit deployment of a national missile defense. If the Russians did not agree to such changes, the Clinton administration will be faced with the choice of withdrawing from the Cold War-era treaty. President Clinton is scheduled to decide this summer whether to commit the United States to deploying a missile defense. The earliest it could be operating would be 2005. Cohen, accompanied by his wife, Janet, was in Munich to attend a weekend conference on European security. Among the expected topics of discussion among government officials and private security experts is the U.S. missile defense plan, as well as lessons learned from NATO's war over Kosovo. Cohen was scheduled to deliver a speech to the Munich conference on Saturday and hold separate meetings with his Italian and German counterparts. He said he intended to raise with the Europeans the problem of a time and money lag in building up police and other civilian institutions in Kosovo. The slow pace of civilian reconstruction is putting an undue strain on the U.S. peacekeeping troops there, he said. "The message is coming in very loud and clear from the (U.S. Congress) that European members must make their contributions" as originally