1、Washington insists its shield plan is not directed against Russia but threats from "rogue states" such as Iran.
2、Washington has portrayed them as a defense against "rogue states" such as Iran rather than against Russia's huge arsenal.
3、This, he said (as he has done previously), created a "different calculus of risk", in which the possible collusion of rogue states such as Iraq and terrorists could not be tolerated.
4、He has also displayed a worrying, somewhat Clintonian slipperiness on difficult issues, both trivial (whether he would wear a flag-pin) and significant (whether he would talk to rogue states).
5、But President Bush has stressed the target is not Russia, and that the facilities are intended to protect Europe from the threat posed by rogue states, such as Iran.
