Czechs oppose US missile plan.

This is from the News. This poll confirms what has been obvious for a long time in the Czech republic. Perhaps the government will listen one of these years. Probably the next election year!





Czechs oppose US missile plan



Wednesday, January 09, 2008
PRAGUE, Czech Republic: Most Czechs continued to oppose plans to place parts of a US missile defence system in the country, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

According to a public poll conducted by the CVVM agency, 70 per cent of respondents oppose the idea of hosting a missile tracking radar system at a base in a military area near Prague as part of the system.

The government-sponsored agency said a total of 1,056 people aged 15 and older were questioned between Dec 3-10, with 23 per cent approving the plan. Seven per cent were undecided.

The latest result of the poll conducted by the agency six times last year indicated the highest number of opponents so far. In April and November, 68 per cent of respondents were against the missile defence base.

The US is in talks with the Czech government about the missile plans. Washington also wants to place 10 interceptor missiles in Poland as part of a defence shield that US officials say is needed to protect against a possible threat from Iran. The Czech government has been receptive to the proposal, which has been strongly opposed by Russia. Opposition parties have demanded a national referendum on the issue.