East Europe: Rancor, relief on missile shield plan - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090917/ap_on_re_eu/eu_eastern_europe_missile_defense)

Nobody in Europe wanted this non-working "shield", not even the people of Poland and the Czech Republic. Another money-pit eliminated. Well done.

From your link


Scrapping missile defense comes as a huge setback to many Polish and Czech leaders, who viewed it as a way to strengthen their military ties with the U.S. as a form of defense against a resurgent Russia.
Fears of Moscow run especially deep in Poland, highlighted by a key anniversary Thursday. Exactly 70 years ago — on Sept. 17, 1939 — Poland was invaded by the Soviet Union at the start of World War II.

At last Obama is beginning to look like a statesman instead of a yes man