Obama Pledges Cuts in Missile Defense, Space, and Nuclear Weapons Programs

MissileThreat.com ^ | February 29, 2008

[Eye On The Left]

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, 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.

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[Eye On The Left]

>>Obama Pledges Cuts in Missile Defense, Space, and Nuclear Weapons Programs<<

And in spite of that, so many FReepers claim that Hillary will be easier for McCain to beat.

For the dumb n dumber-crat voters it will probably all come down to "personality", of which Hillary has none and Obama has lots. It doesn't take very much to dupe and manipulate today's 'useful idiots'.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

True, but an idiot who says he will cut or stop weapons research will lose a lot of independent voters. Not to mention Obama’s other problems.

[tpanther]

But the problem is all the idiots that vote for idiots! I fear there are more idiots in this country than ever before.

Frankly, even if people KNEW ObamaNATION of ISLAM to be the anti-Christ, they’d vote for him anyway...

and blame Bush!

[whatshotandwhatsnot]

Many thanks to Eye On The Left and LibertyRocks for these links and information!

Bookmarked for a lot of later reading.

[SunkenCiv]

pingworthy?

[JaneNC]

Why doesn’t he just cut to the chase?

“Come get us al qaeda”

[Eye On The Left]

Why doesn’t he just cut to the chase? “Come get us al qaeda”

Obama's dangerous defense cuts would have a lot more to do with rapidly emerging threats Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and Syria than from al-qaeda. Please read the piece I posted right after the article.