Cheney on Missile Defense
Cheney’s speech last night on Afghanistan was sublime, laying out the simple realities of a war that we must win. My favorite from the Cheney archives, however, is his 2008 missile defense speech to the Heritage foundation, where he calmly and deliberately laid out the strong case for a robust missile defense system — and [...]
Vice President Biden in Central Europe
Today the Vice President is on the second day of a three-day trip through Central Europe, where he is visiting Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic. The trip comes on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall – and the subsequent collapse of communist dictatorships across Central Europe. The [...]
Is Obama A Fool?
Scott is on record as believing that he is; I have reserved judgment. President Obama’s apparently unilateral concession to Russia in abandoning our anti-missile defense system in central Europe, with no publicly-acknowledged quid pro quo, may support the view that in international relations, at least, Obama is a fool. But we need to [...]
Obama Proves Unable to Walk and Chew Missiles at the Same Time
National Security Advisor (and former Marine Corps General) Jim Jones has just offered the weirdest explanation to date for cancelling the long-range ballistic-missile defense system in Eastern Europe — while simultaneously betraying our allies, Poland and the Czech Republic:
White House National Security Adviser James L. Jones says President Obama’s decision to abandon a long-range missile [...]
Medvedev: US missile plan decision ‘responsible’ - Boston Globe
MOSCOW? Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that the decision by the Obama administration to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Europe is a “responsible move.” Medvedev made the comments on state TV just hours after President …
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The gathering storm, part 168
The Obama administration must be setting some kind of record for comprehensive error in foreign policy. Today comes word that it will abandon plans to build the missile-defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic. An announcement from the White House is expected about 10:30 a.m. (Eastern). Nile Gardiner comments:
This is [...]
