Posted on 02/24/2010 3:46:39 PM PST by Big Bureaucracy
After scraping the plans of building a missile defense shield in Poland and Czech Republic President Obama is working now on deploying defense missiles to another part of Eastern Europe: the Balkans.
Romania and Bulgaria are both members of NATO and the EU. Last week Romania’s top defense body had approved Washington’s plan to deploy interceptor missiles. Bulgarian PM Boiko Borisov said Sofia should show solidarity and consider the Washington deal after negotiations with NATO and EU.
After humiliating Poland the Obama administration realized they still need the land based defense structures designed to protect against current and emerging ballistic missile threats from Iran. According to the regime in Teheran the Islamic Republic is already in possession of missiles that can reach the Balkan countries like Greece and Bulgaria that are members of NATO and EU.
The idea behind stopping the Czech-Poland missile defense project was that US will count on cheaper and faster to implement water based mobile missile defense. Apparently the recent Iranian behavior made President Obama to change heart again. Poland and Czech Republic apparently are not willing to play the game again so the White House has focused their attention on the Balkans.
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That would be Star Wars, the program Dems loved to ridicule and hate...until now.
There are a number of other Romany in the Obama entourage and the Roma had not been getting any of the goodies.
Dollars to doughnuts the "construction company" in Romania that will be putting together the installations and steel work is, voila, surprise, surprise, ROMA.
The funds will flow back to the Chicago crowd and Blagoyevich and Rezko will continue to keep their mouths shut.
I’m not exactly sure what he’s up to with the placements of these shields, but I’ll bet, in one way or another, it’ll help out Russia.
Obama Pledges Cuts in Missile Defense, Space, and Nuclear Weapons Programs
February 29, 2008 :: News
MissileThreat.com
A video has surfaced of Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama talking on his plans for strategic issues such as nuclear weapons and missile defense.
The full text from the video, as released, reads as follows:
Thanks so much for the Caucus4Priorities, for the great work you've been doing. As president, I will end misguided defense policies and stand with Caucus4Priorities in fighting special interests in Washington.
First, I'll stop spending $9 billion a month in Iraq. I'm the only major candidate who opposed this war from the beginning. And as president I will end it.[i.e. not win it]
Second, I will cut tens of billions of dollars in wasteful spending.
I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems.
I will not weaponize space.
I will slow our development of future combat systems.
And I will institute an independent "Defense Priorities Board" to ensure that the Quadrennial Defense Review is not used to justify unnecessary spending.
Third, I will set a goal of a world without nuclear weapons. To seek that goal, I will not develop new nuclear weapons; I will seek a global ban on the production of fissile material; and I will negotiate with Russia to take our ICBMs off hair-trigger alert [they are NOT on "hair-trigger alert" now -etl], and to achieve deep cuts in our nuclear arsenals.
You know where I stand. I've fought for open, ethical and accountable government my entire public life. I don't switch positions or make promises that can't be kept. I don't posture on defense policy and I don't take money from federal lobbyists for powerful defense contractors. As president, my sole priority for defense spending will be protecting the American people. Thanks so much.
Article: Obama Pledges Cuts in Missile Defense, Space, and Nuclear Weapons Programs:
http://missilethreat.com/archives/id.7086/detail.asp
"MissileThreat.com is a project of The Claremont Institute devoted to understanding and promoting the requirements for the strategic defense of the United States."
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"I will not weaponize space"
"I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems"
2008 Pentagon Report (March 2008):
China's Growing Military Space Power
By Leonard David
Special Correspondent, SPACE.com
March 6, 2008
GOLDEN, Colorado — A just-released Pentagon report spotlights a growing U.S. military concern that China is developing a multi- dimensional program to limit or prevent the use of space-based assets by its potential adversaries during times of crisis or conflict.
Furthermore, last year's successful test by China of a direct-ascent, anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon to destroy its own defunct weather satellite, the report adds, underscores that country's expansion from the land, air, and sea dimensions of the traditional battlefield into the space and cyber-space domains.
Although China's commercial space program has utility for non- military research, that capability demonstrates space launch and control know-how that have direct military application. Even the Chang'e 1 — the Chinese lunar probe now circling the Moon — is flagged in the report as showcasing China's ability "to conduct complicated space maneuvers — a capability which has broad implications for military counterspace operations."
To read the entire publication [29.67MB/pdf], see U.S. Dept of Defense:
http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/pdfs/China_Military_Report_08.pdf
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From the Sino-Russian Joint Statement of April 23, 1997:
"The two sides [China and Russia] shall, in the spirit of partnership, strive to promote the multipolarization of the world and the establishment of a new international order."
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HI29Ag01.html
Obama isn’t doing DICK in my opinion.
He is letting OTHERS run that part of the show. He doesn’t know a damn thing about foreign policy, and is willing to cede that portion to other liberals—he just wants them to brief him and give him good teleprompter copy regarding their moves.
We really, really REALLY have a complete DUNCE in the Oval Office. Really.
SNIPPET "Moscow is not happy about the new shield talks. Bulgaria and Romania will likely face pressure from Russia. The country is heavily dependent on Russian oil."
Obozo is pretty weak out there these days.
Other liberals? Don't you realize yet what we're dealing with here?
I know what you mean. By the way one of George Soros’s pet projects in recent years is the “civil rights” of Roma and gypsies in Europe. Yak!
The poor Roma.
Obama is definitely attempting to turn the Presidency into an European style “Ceremonial President” deal.
I am just going to take a shot at it without any research and bet Bulgaria is not a member of the EU.
Horrible reporting!
wow belay my last. They are as of 2007. I stand corrected.
Bulgaria and Romania ARE members of the EU.
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