Coddle Your Enemies; Betray Your Friends

National Review ^ | September 17, 2009 | Mona Charen

[La Lydia]

Too harsh a description of Obama foreign policy? With today's news of the abandonment of missile defense in Europe, it hardly seems so. Here's the former Czech prime minister, Mirek Topolanek: "This is not good news for the Czech state, for Czech freedom and independence. It puts us in a position wherein we are not firmly anchored in terms of partnership, security and alliance, and that's a certain threat."

Okay, even if we were to grant that the missile shield in Europe was negotiable — what has the Obama administration gotten in return from Putin/Medvedev? Where is the announcement from Russia of support for strict sanctions against Iran? Have they simply given this away for nothing?

[La Lydia]

So, Poland the Czech Republic agree to go out on a limb for us, "offending" their Russian neighbors, and we screw them. I am also going to post Cliff May's excellent article explaining why this is a disaster in the making.

[wastedyears]

Is the author talking about McCain and his good friend, Graham?

[alecqss]

I was never in favor of impeachments, but I don't think we (and our allies) have the luxury to wait till 2012 (or even 2010).

[Marty62]

Obama is unilaterally, removing any and all defenses the United states has in Place. Expect the unexpected.

[La Lydia]

Yeah, she could be, but in this case, no.

[ex-snook]

Our only friends are those with boots on the ground in Afghanistan.

[La Lydia]

Yes, and Poland, who we just screwed, has several thousand of its troops there.

[MtnClimber]

Given the choice between good and evil, the left will instinctively choose evil.

[La Lydia]

Given the choice between good and evil, the left will instinctively nominate Barack Obama.

[ex-snook]

"Yes, and Poland, who we just screwed, has several thousand of its troops there."

We should help Poland. Who is threatening them?

[La Lydia]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2342024/posts?page=5

[Don Corleone]

"Keep your friends close...your enemies closer"

D.C.

[GourmetDan]

"Coddle Your Enemies; Betray Your Friends"

Actually, after thinking about it; the headline is correct.

He's coddling *your* (our) enemies and betraying *your* (our) friends.

From his perspective, though. He's coddling *his* friends and betraying *his* enemies.

It all makes sense now...

[MrB]

The Secret to the Suicidal Liberal Mind

What could be more idiotic and masochistic than to oppose missile defense? This opposition cannot be understood unless one dispenses with its rhetoric and rationales and realizes that these folks at their emotional core do not want their country defended.

[caveat emptor]

According to a brief news item on Fox News this morning: Team Obama is spinning this as a great leap forward - with OB himself in the lead. It will be replaced by a bigger, better, smarter one sez he. Defence Secretary Gates, who proposed the the other three years ago agrees.

Given OB's track record so far, skepticism is in order.

The original system was to be land based, while the new plan calls for missiles to be launched from ships in the Mediterranean. More cost cutting?

[b4its2late]

[marstegreg]

Why save them from Communism? They should just embrace it. It’s the new world order, why fight it./sarc. (he really is showing his true colors...RED)

[RC one]

Well, it will be kind of funny to watch Europe getting pushed around by Iran. That said, further cuts in military spending are hardly surprising. We need to give bums and drug addicts free healthcare after all and that ain’t cheap.

[dez]

Confirmed by the Obama WH seventy years to the day after Poland was invaded by the Soviet Union. Why might the Obamacons have chosen this particular day for the announcement?

[La Lydia]

They never miss an opportunity for irony, do they?