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Vice Admiral: Obama outmaneuvered by Russians on START

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Posted by gorb 2010-12-23 10:53|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 Putin laughed in his face.....what a disgrace.

Posted by armyguy 2010-12-23 10:59|| 2010-12-23 10:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Outmaneuvering Obama is about as hard as outmaneuvering a bolder.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-12-23 11:07|| 2010-12-23 11:07|| Front Page Top

#3 START is nonsense. The U.S. should be free to decide how many nuclear weapons it wants and needs. The Ruskies can do the same for all I care.

New nuclear race? That's a lame threat. The Ruskies can't afford one, and it would even be pointless for them.

So much for that.

I could say something for DADT as well, but that would not be PC.

So only thing non PC is: Merry Christmas to all Rantburgers!

Posted by European Conservative 2010-12-23 11:13|| 2010-12-23 11:13|| Front Page Top

#4 The admiral makes a good point, and EC picks up on it: the whole point of START in the beginning was a mutual reduction in nuclear arms, back when a mutual reduction benefitted both parties.

It doesn't anymore.

New START was designed by the Russians to limit American missile defenses, and that's why Obama went along, because he too wants to limit missile defense. He knew the new Congress would expand rather than limit, so now he has a treaty (voted through by the RINOs, spit) to point to as his justification.

I'd be happy enough if an American president cut the nuclear arsenal in half if in return we had a robust missile defense to stop the Norks, the Iranians -- and the Chinese.

Posted by Steve White 2010-12-23 11:19|| 2010-12-23 11:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Issue a "Sense of eth Senate" proclamation dictating that we understand tehtreaty does NOT limit ballistic missile defense systems. Let the Russians demand that it does. Fraud exposed (I mean fraud as in "The Treaty" AND "President Obama")

Posted by Frank G 2010-12-23 12:51|| 2010-12-23 12:51|| Front Page Top

#6 or "the Senate". Quit typing whilst on the phone, dammit

Posted by Frank G 2010-12-23 12:54|| 2010-12-23 12:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Negotiations are fine, if you get something out of it.
What did the U.S. get? Nothing.

Posted by European Conservative 2010-12-23 14:22|| 2010-12-23 14:22|| Front Page Top

#8 We got Obama out of the country for a few days.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-12-23 14:32|| 2010-12-23 14:32|| Front Page Top

#9 Obama doesn't care. If Putin didn't sign Obama would probably have cut the American nukes anyway.

Posted by Rjschwarz 2010-12-23 19:38|| 2010-12-23 19:38|| Front Page Top

#10 And thank you, Lisa...you useless, liberal wh*re.

Posted by anymouse 2010-12-23 21:16|| 2010-12-23 21:16|| Front Page Top

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