The placing of a missile defense can be seen as an OFFENSIVE move. For if I have a better missile defense than you do, I might be more likely to start a conflict, knowing that I can easily absorb your counter-punches.
Bush or Obama...it doesn't matter...I see an overreach here.
I see a lame duck Presidentextermely fearful that he will go down in history as the Defragmenter of US global reach and power. He's placing a band aid on a lost limb...