Thank God the US has abandoned plans to build a missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic. I thought it was a dumb idea in the first place. No wonder Russia felt threatened. Why would they believe us when we said it was not a threat to them any more than we believe Iran when it says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.
The President said he was acting on the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs (Admiral Mike Mullen) and Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates (who I believe is a registered Republican and also served in the same position during the administration of George W. Bush). Yet the Republicans are all a twitter, claiming Obama has sold out to the Russians and that he has weakened our defense. Would they prefer that the President ignore his military advisors?
Are the Republicans ever FOR anything? It always seems as if they are AGAINST everything. Maybe they'd prefer to go back to the days of the cold war. Well, I'm for this move. It shows that the United States is confident about its strength. It should help the world know that we don't want to be an empire after all. And it reflects a more Biblical theology (God forbid that we should mix a little religion and politics). "A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save." (Psalm 33:16-17)
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