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As if things weren't bad enough for Europe after the French and Dutch rejection of the European Union draft constitution, a new divisive issue now threatens to strain Europe's cohesion. The United States wants to establish an anti-missile defense system that is supposed to protect America and parts of Europe against missiles from the Middle East.

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