It’s only a report for now, but it would be in line with the weak national defense agenda Barack Obama laid out during the campaign.
He promised to defund the proven missile defense system because our enemies don’t like it, and now there are reports that he’s going to cancel the proven missile defense system in Europe.
According to reliable sources, Obama administration officials are on their way to Poland and the Czech Republic to deliver very bad news. The administration intends to cancel completely the missile defense sites that had been promised to these governments by the previous administration. This represents a complete capitulation to Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who had demanded that the proposed deployments be halted as a price for improved relations. Ironically, the Obama administration, which is appeasing Russia in the hopes that Moscow will help put pressure on Iran, has made this mammoth concession just a few days after Moscow declared that it had no intention of supporting sanctions against Iran.
The consequences of this action in Eastern Europe, especially in Ukraine and in other countries that feel vulnerable to Russian power, will be disastrous. It is a major American retreat in the face of Russian bullying. And we will get absolutely nothing for it.
Anything to appease Russia, North Korea, or Iran — even leaving millions and millions of Americans exposed to the nuclear weapons of a rogue regime. That’s the liberal Democratic way, from Carter to Clinton and now Obama. It’s no wonder Americans trust Republicans more on national security.
Exit question: Worst president on national defense since Jimmy Carter?
by Stephan Tawney on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 9:20 pm