September 10, 2009Obama's Missile Defense FumblePeter Brookes, China Post
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![]() AP Photo It's sheer madness -- yet another major foreign-policy fumble in its Pollyanna-ish effort to make everything right with the world. True to form, the Obama-viks are bending over backward to please the Russkies in hopes they'll finally come around on helping curb Iran's runaway nuclear and missile programs. As a result, Team Obama will likely can the W-era missile-defense system slated for Poland and the Czech Republic. The system would defend us (and Europe) from Iranian nukes/missiles, but the Russians hate it because it's in their old stompin' grounds. Not only does this make us look weak by giving in to the Russian demand, there's also the delicious irony that Moscow is largely responsible for the Iran problem today, dating back to help the Kremlin gave the... TAGGED: Iran, Russia, Europe, Missile Defense, Barack Obama RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
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