The Appalling Timing of Obama’s Missile Defense Decision
RE #81/Zer0: [...] I could give a crap about hurting Polish feelings about something that happened 70 years ago. [...]
1) Zero, with the risk of hurting your feelings, I have to inform you that what happened 70 years ago “there” can return anytime, in a much much worse for if the USA doesn’t act wisely – and it would be very costly, my worthy man -
2) “[...] The only important factor in making this decision is whether it will improve American national security. It was never going to protect Poland against a barrage of Russian missiles, it’s not in the specs. [...]”
Zero, “Si vis pacem, parabellum”, buddy – if you place your actionable missiles system in Kansas and not in Poland (or other intercepting points), you are slighly behind the curve, ain’t you?
3) [...] I’m not an expert on ballistic missiles so I’ll leave that decision to the DoD. [...]
Bingo! and explain why suddenly something that was considered by DOD a good plan, suddenly became unnecessary. Robert Gates dodging about the “new perceptions” thing makes you think that the DOD is THAT comfortable with this decision? Then the other explanation, “basically it’s a matter of money, so …”
And a last sprinkle on this – is the presence of known leftist, bent on bringing this country on the lines of a self-defeating internationalism (i.e. Obama) of no consequence in this decision?
4) [...] The only important factor in making this decision is whether it will improve American national security [...] – or, translated in vernacular: “where is the beef?”
“There is no beef for you, Zero,” Medeedev said -
