Posted on 03/30/2012 10:31:43 AM PDT by Ooh-Ah
The sound bite went viral -- the president of the United States asking the Russian president to carry a message to Putin for "space" in dealing with contentious missile defense issues until after the election so the American president would have "more flexibility." The photos went viral as well: President Obama's hand on Medvedev's knee, the smiling president with his arm around Medvedev's shoulder, the two of them sipping tea.
It is bad, of course, on many levels, but historically consistent. The president is notoriously hostile to missile defense, as are the Russians. The Russians are particularly hostile to U.S. missile defenses, which they believe threaten their offensive missile programs, such as those planned by NATO for Europe during the Bush administration. In September 2009, Mr. Obama introduced his Russian "reset" in a speech at Moscow's New Economic School by adopting Russia's greatest concern as a point of bilateral agreement.
America wants a strong, peaceful and prosperous Russia ... on the fundamental issues that will shape this century, Americans and Russians share common interests that form a basis for co-operation," he said. Including, it seems, cooperation on Iran, which the Russians had assisted with (allegedly peaceful) nuclear technology at Bushehr. The President promised, "If the threat from Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile program is eliminated, the driving force for missile defense in Europe will be eliminated.
Something the U.S. wanted for something Russia wanted -- but at whose expense? ...
Less than two months later, Mr. Obama pronounced the Iranian missile threat, if not "eliminated," then at least less than something to worry the Russians with, and he pulled the rug out from under America's relatively new NATO allies in Poland and the Czech Republic. ...
It takes "blame America first" to a whole new level. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
JFK is rolling in his grave.
Gotta vote him out in such vast numbers that fraud is impossible.
My question is “What is it that he needs space for until after the election (should he get reelected), that he couldn’t tell the American people? People, especially Democrats, need to be asking this question.
I’d like to drop him into Russia from space.
More honest to the Russians than he is to the American People , very creepy person
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