Oh Putin's move to suspend the treaty was just return the ball to Bush and Co. They are playing game - Iraq proved to be Black Hole and Russians became aggressive in Europe with Gazprom imperialist designs. So Bush and Condi using their advantage (Eastern Europeans are naturally wary of Russia)decided to check Russian ambition in the region by "limited installations" in Poland and Chech republic knowing in advance that would irk Russia and further divide EU.