sirius_sir,

Nor can I. But I’m willing to bet that Sarkozy has the better grasp of the Iranian threat and he most likely prevailed on Obama in this joint statement. I trust Sarkozy more than I trust Obama.

Now, that’s something. Trusting a French politician more than an American one is not an easy thing for me.

Still, Obama stands on his arms adviser, Joe Cirincione, and his view that the missile defense system has to go. Most Americans are not aware of this, and that is a deliberate thing I might add. Most Americans, I think, favor missile defense and even the deployment of lasers into space, for defense of the nation and our allies. Obama does not want his opposition to this to be known far and wide.

But, I’ll bet Sarkozy knows Obama’s plans better than the American people do and he is alarmed enough to plead his case.