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Le congrès livre le coup au projet européen du missile de Bush en réduisant le placement
Samedi 28 juillet 2007
· Le comité biparti coupe des dépenses pour la défense globales Ewen MacAskill à Washington
Les plans de George Bush pour établir un système de défense européen de missile ont souffert un grand recul hier quand un comité congressionnel a réduit le placement. Le comité de crédits de Chambre a coupé $139m (£69.5m) du $310m que l'administration de Bush veut pour les travaux préparatoires sur le projet de missile en Europe. Il a approuvé des fonds pour un système de radar dans la République Tchèque mais a coupé M. Bush de $139m demandé d'établir un système d'interception de missile en Pologne, la partie la plus controversée du système de défense. En outre, le comité a coupé un autre $159m des parties basées aux EU du plan de missile. John Murtha, Président du comité, a dit que l'administration de Bush « a obtenu de nous convaincre que c'est valable ». Dans un rapport attaché au budget révisé, le comité a dit : « Il est prématuré de fournir complètement le placement pour le composant européen, donné l'incertitude entourant le programme ». Le mouvement congressionnel est venu comme DES Browne, le secrétaire de la défense, dit mercredi que le R-U avait accepté de permettre aux USA d'améliorer la base aérienne de colline de Menwith dans Yorkshire en tant qu'élément du système de défense proposé de missile. La Grande-Bretagne a déjà approuvé un système de radar chez Fylingdales sur York du nord amarre. M. Bush veut placer 10 missiles d'intercepteur dans les silos en Pologne, dire ils sont nécessaires d'urgence pour défendre contre l'Iran, que les réclamations des USA pousse en avant avec un programme d'armes nucléaires. Les coupes de budget font partie de $3.5bn que le comité a réduit sur le budget global de la défense, qui se tient maintenant à $459bn. Aussi bien que réduire le budget, le congrès décale des priorités des programmes futuristes à des soucis plus immédiats, tels que des soins de santé améliorés pour des soldats retournant d'Irak et l'Afghanistan, payent des élévations des soldats et des soldats de marine, et des armements si nécessaires pour l'Irak, tel que les véhicules lourd-blindés de Stryker. Le budget épluché-vers le bas du comité ira entièrement Chambre pour une voix la semaine prochaine mais est presque sûr d'être passé. The House and Senate have questioned whether establishing the system in eastern Europe is sensible given the extent of the opposition it has aroused in Russia. They also question its technical feasibility and the failure of other Nato countries to commit fully to it. Republicans on the committee joined the Democrats in voting for the bill. Mr Murtha said Congress was trying to change the direction of the defence department across the board, not just on missile defence. The Senate is not scheduled to vote on the budget until after the August recess. While the Democrats and Republicans are divided over proposals to withhold war spending for Iraq, legislators from both parties have expressed scepticism about the European missile defence proposal. Mr Bush could veto congressional changes but may be reluctant to do this, given he might have to also use it in September in the Iraq war funding row. Bill Young, the most senior Republican on the committee, said: “I don’t think this bill is subject to a veto.” He said it had been designed for quick passage. Even if Mr Bush was to block it, the extent of congressional opposition will leave doubts over the European missile defence system, signalling that if the Democrats take the White House next year the plan would be scrapped. The congressional opposition will also embolden Russia to maintain its opposition. Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, ordered a Kremlin meeting of senior military and intelligence officers on Wednesday to build up the armed forces and intelligence gathering to confront what he said was a new US global threat. “The United States is becoming more active in pushing forward plans to deploy new bases in Eastern Europe,” he said. Mr Putin rejects US claims that the missile system is directed not against Russia but a possible attack from Iran. He has suggested an alternative plan in which the interceptor missiles would be based in either Russia or a sympathetic neighbour but the White House is cool about this. The Democrats have attached amendments to the spending bill, such as withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and closure of the Guantánamo detention centre in Cuba within 60 days, but these have no chance of being accepted by the Senate. A separate vote on Iraq withdrawal is scheduled for September when Democrats may be able to win over some Republican senators. The vote will follow a report by the US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, and the US ambassador, Ryan Crocker. Have Your Say: Congress delivers blow to Bush’s European missile project by slashing funding Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. One Response to “Congress delivers blow to Bush’s European missile project by slashing funding”
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