Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Missile Defense Cuts - No From Congress ?

Fox News: Reports that Congress is fighting a rearguard action in opposition to cuts in the USA Missile Defense Programmes. The recent North Korean launch and the threat from Iran should be a warning to the Obama Administration, Ronald Reagan could see the threat from the 1980s. It should be noted that Reagan offered to share SDI with the then USSR. Thus it could be argued that the USA needs a strong missile defence strategy. Obama stated in Prague the following, " The Czech Republic and Poland have been courageous in agreeing to host a defense against these missiles. As long as the threat from Iran persists, we will go forward with a missile defense system that is cost-effective and proven. " Thus Obama did state that if Iran was no longer a threat there would be no need for the missiles to be placed in Eastern Europe, the Democrats have been opposed to SDI and the Son of Star Wars since the start, during the Clinton period they cut spending, Obama wants the same thing but he cant with Iran and North Korea. Thus Obama hopes to do a deal with Russia, if Russia can place pressure on Iran not to go nuclear then the USA wont place the missile defence in Eastern Europe. The problem with view is that it wont work, Iran will have seen how much attention North Korea got with its missile launch. Thus expect Iran to go nuclear and to get the missile plans from North Korea. At the end of the day Obama might have no choice but to attack Iran, if he does not take action he will face the nightmare that Israel will take action, that could lead to a regional war.

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