The Ice Chill in Eastern Europe = Russia

The Times: Excellent analysis of the Obama decision to surrender to Russia over Missile Defence. It has been argued that President Obama has a pre - 9/11 mindset, one can postulate that the President has a pre - 1989 mindset. It seems that he has no interest in Eastern Europe, all the success post 1989 seem to have passed President Obama, it was not on his watch thus his break of faith with Poland; on the day it was invaded by Russia after the agreement between Nazi Germany and the USSR seventy years ago; also the Czech Republic must think this is Munich 1938 again, Obama like Neville Chamberlain more interested in his own arrogance that honour and trust. Thus my prediction that the President will lose his re-election bid in 2012. Also look out for Russian take over some or all of the Ukraine, Obama after losing his election bid will look back at this decision that set his course. Read of the Day.

Review of Obama's Missile Defence Statement

The White House: Full Text.

Here are some of the most interesting comments by the President Today. ( My comments in red, reading the Presidents mind. )...

As Commander-in-Chief, I'm committed to doing everything in my power to advance our national security. And that includes strengthening our defenses against any and all threats to our people, our troops, and our friends and allies around the world. ( Wants to give the impression that he is a strong President, in other words political spin ) .....One of those threats is the danger posed by ballistic missiles. As I said during the campaign, President Bush was right that Iran's ballistic missile program poses a significant threat. ( That must have made him choke to say something nice about Bush 43 ) And that's why I'm committed to deploying strong missile defense systems which are adaptable to the threats of the 21st century. ( I cant really do what I want to do, that is ban this stuff, what if Iran is really a threat )....This new approach will provide capabilities sooner, build on proven systems, and offer greater defenses against the threat of missile attack than the 2007 European missile defense program. ( This shows I will defend the USA and Europe, I AM NOT JIMMY CARTER OR NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN )...First, we have updated our intelligence assessment of Iran's missile programs, which emphasizes the threat posed by Iran's short- and medium-range missiles, which are capable of reaching Europe. ( I am not conning you, trust me, this is not like me telling you that my economic package will work ) There's no substitute for Iran complying with its international obligations regarding its nuclear program, and we, along with our allies and partners, will continue to pursue strong diplomacy to ensure that Iran lives up to these international obligations. ( I am the ONE, why wont Iran talk to me, I have always gotten my way ) But this new ballistic missile defense program will best address the threat posed by Iran's ongoing ballistic missile defense program. ( It better or Israel will sink by Presidency without looking back )... We will continue to work cooperatively with our close friends and allies, the Czech Republic and Poland, who had agreed to host elements of the previous program. I've spoken to the Prime Ministers of both the Czech Republic and Poland about this decision and reaffirmed our deep and close ties. ( Why didn't I check my calender ) Together we are committed to a broad range of cooperative efforts to strengthen our collective defense, and we are bound by the solemn commitment of NATO's Article V that an attack on one is an attack on all. ( There Russian Bear, NATO will make up for me being Jimmy Carter. )...We've also repeatedly made clear to Russia that its concerns about our previous missile defense programs were entirely unfounded. ( I will surrender, I am to arrogant to be wrong, I am no Ronald Reagan, he was old and fought for Star Wars and bought down the USSR, but why ? ) Our clear and consistent focus has been the threat posed by Iran's ballistic missile program, and that continues to be our focus and the basis of the program that we're announcing today. ( Keep on message, the elite media will cover for me )...In confronting that threat, we welcome Russians' cooperation to bring its missile defense capabilities into a broader defense of our common strategic interests, even as we continue to -- we continue our shared efforts to end Iran's illicit nuclear program. ( I have given you what you want Russia, don't vote against sanctions against Iran )..I'm confident that with the steps we've taken today, we have strengthened America's national security and enhanced our capacity to confront 21st century threats. ( The Liberal base will be happy but if I fail, me fail, my own PR cant be wrong, Israel will attack and I can join the speech circuit with Jimmy Carter, I can be his warm up act, )

30 - 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan ?

Fox News: Reports that US Commander in Afghanistan, General McChrystal has asked for another thirty to forty thousand troops in theatre to work through his new strategy for Afghanistan. This is a major problem for President Obama, on the one hand he has used the support of his National Security structure to change US policy on Missile Defence, now his national security team will ask for a major increase in troops for Afghanistan. On the other hand his Liberal base are anti any war, they see Iraq and Afghanistan as Bush 43 wars, thus they want out. After health care, Afghanistan will define the Obama Presidency, will he have the backbone to stand up to his Liberal base or will he be weak and make the US and the West weak for the next four years.

Obama's Bad Timing on Missile Defence!

The New York Times: Reports that the Obama West Wing is losing its PR touch, the news of the scraping of a missile defence shield for Europe came on a historical significant date, the NYT writes the following, " But it made for unfortunate timing, as Thursday is the 70th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland at the start of World War II,..." Thus it could be seen from the Polish view that their Western Allies as they did after World War Two have sold them down the river to the Russians. It takes a special kind of arrogance to miss this important date for Poland. It shows how risky this move is by the Obama White House that the Liberal New York Times goes out of its way to stress that Obama is not giving up on missile defence, in fact it will get to Europe faster. In other words the Liberal NYT knows Obama is in trouble over health care, they know he can not afford to be seen as a Neville Chamberlain, and more important he cant bee seen like that when its the day seventy years ago that Russia invaded Poland.

Selling OUT Eastern Europe ?

BBC News: Reports on the statement by President Obama that the US is to scrap the planned Missile Defence Bases in Poland and the Czech Republic to protect the USA and Europe from a missile threat from Iran. When I heard the news this morning that President Obama was to withdraw the Missile Defence Shield from Poland and the Czech Republic my mind turned to Munich of 1938 when the appeasement policy of Neville Chamberlain lead to the sacrifice of the then Czechoslovakia to Hitler. Then to 1945 when the Iran Curtain came down and the West allowed Poland to become a satellite of the then USSR. I was ready to call Mr Obama the heir to Neville Chamberlain, this would not be the first time, lets be honest folks. Thus a lesson wait till one gets all the facts, after the Presidential Statement the US Defence Secretary Robert Gates stated that the USA and Europe would be protected by Naval surveillance and interception, it has been tested and works, also the Defence Secretary stated that down the line that Poland and the Czech Republic could have land based missile defence. But the worry for the political operation of the Obama White House should be how many other people had the same thought, that Obama was selling out Easter Europe as to keep his Liberal base happy, also there is no real deal that Russia will go along with tough sanctions on Iran. The nightmare for President Obama is that he thinks he has a deal between the USA and Russia over Iran and when it comes to a vote at the UN the Russians do end run and veto any sanctions. Lets hope Obama has not looked in to the soul of the Russian bear and seen what his arrogant eyes wants to see, the price could be an invasion of the Ukraine by Russia. I did notice that in the short statement by the President that he stated that any attack on a NATO member is an attack on all, thus since Poland and the Czech Republic are part of NATO, this was a signal to Russia, don't see a mirage.