SARAH PALIN'S PING LIST!
Posted on 12/17/2010 12:14:45 PM PST by onyx
The proposed New START agreement should be evaluated by the only criteria that matters for a treaty: Is it in America’s interest? I am convinced this treaty is not. It should not be rammed through in the lame duck session using behind the scenes deal-making reminiscent of the tactics used in the health care debate.
New START actually requires the U.S. to reduce our nuclear weapons and allows the Russians to increase theirs. This is one-sided and makes no strategic sense. New START’s verification regime is weaker than the treaty it replaces, making it harder for us to detect Russian cheating. Since we now know Russia has not complied with many arms control agreements currently in force, this is a serious matter.
New START recognizes a link between offensive and defensive weapons – a position the Russians have sought for years. Russia claims the treaty constrains U.S. missile defenses and that they will withdraw from the treaty if we pursue missile defenses. This linkage virtually guarantees that either we limit our missile defenses or the Russians will withdraw from the treaty. The Obama administration claims that this is not the case; but if that is true, why agree to linking offensive and defensive weapons in the treaty? At the height of the Cold War, President Reagan pursued missile defense while also pursuing verifiable arms control with the then-Soviet Union. That position was right in the 1980’s, and it is still right today. We cannot and must not give up the right to missile defense to protect our population – whether the missiles that threaten us come from Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, or anywhere else. I fought the Obama administration’s plans to cut funds for missile defense in Alaska while I was Governor, and I will continue to speak out for missile defenses that will protect our people and our allies.
There are many other problems with the treaty, including the limitation on the U.S. ability to convert nuclear systems to conventional systems and the lack of restriction on Russian sea launched cruise missiles. In addition, the recent reports that Russia moved tactical nuclear weapons (which are not covered by New START) closer to our NATO allies, demonstrate that the Obama administration has failed to convince Russia to act in a manner that does not threaten our allies.
If I had a vote, I would oppose this deeply flawed treaty submitted to the Senate. Just because we were out-negotiated by the Russians that doesn’t mean we have to say yes to this. New START’s flaws have to be addressed in the form of changes to the treaty language that, at a minimum, completely de-link missile defense from offensive arms reductions. Other issues would have to be addressed in the ratification process. If this does not happen either now or next year, Senate Republicans, vote no!
– Governor Sarah Palin is a former Republican vice-presidential nominee and author of the bestselling Going Rogue and America by Heart
“May we always be happy and our enemies know it!”
Yep. Onward, ever onward.
BUMP for Palin
God help us all.
Where’s rabscuttle?
I’m sure he needs to post his animation of Palin riding in a rap car with mccain & obama & biden - that would stop this from looking so good for Palin, right rab?
Hits the all the correct points as always so that even a rat can understand. Run Sarah run!
67 votes to pass this dangerous, ill-conceived treaty. 58 Marxists in the U.S. Senate. How many traitors on our side of the aisle?
Sarah is right. Vote no on this surrender to the Russians.
Gotta give credit when credit is due. She nailed it.
I wish Sarah had a vote, too. Heck, I wish she was in the White House!!
John *F* Kerry and *Dick* Lugar are pushing its passage, so right away we know it’s wrong for America, but I happened to watch a woman on C-SPAN trying to sell it and she was just thrilled with the notion of a nuclear free world. Lord have mercy and God save us from fools like her.
Ditto. President Palin would’t even *start* to entertain a stupid treaty such as this.
Amen to that and may the Lord God choose righteous leaders for our country. It is beyond time to stand up as a Christian and patriot to this evil and confront it.
On a happier note, I and the wife are considering pistols for our 40th wedding anniversary
Congratulations and many blessings! 40 wonderful years!
And wouldn’t you know that I have asked Santa for that very item?
Sarah gets it, elitists don’t.
Just one more reason why she is the only possible choice.
May Santa grant you your request. Merry Christmas darlin to you and yours.
BTTT
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