Posted on 03/01/2010 12:38:18 PM PST by bestintxas
The Obama administration is formulating a new nuclear weapons policy that would include the elimination of thousands of warheads and the possible withdrawal of all tactical warheads from Europe.
Obama is also under pressure to abandon the Bush Doctrine allowing preemptive action, including the use of nuclear weapons, against any nation threatening American security, The New York Times reported on Monday. The new strategy will be included in a document called the Nuclear Posture Review, which every president must complete.
“It will be clear in the document that there will be very dramatic reductions — in the thousands — as related to the stockpile,” a senior administration official told the Times. Many of those warheads are in storage.
The administration is also discussing whether to withdraw American nuclear weapons from Europe, “where they provide more political reassurance than actual defense,” according to the Times.
A number of influential Democrats, including Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, are urging Obama to declare that the “sole purpose” of America’s nuclear arsenal is to deter a nuclear attack.
But some officials in the Pentagon and the White House want Obama to declare that deterring a nuclear attack is the primary, but not the only, purpose of the arsenal.
“Any compromise wording that leaves in place elements of the Bush-era preemption policy, or suggests the United States could use nuclear weapons against a nonnuclear adversary, would disappoint many on the left wing of his party, and some arms control advocates,” the Times disclosed.
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1. Guess there really is a difference between Democrats and Republicans.
2. Elections have consequences, including some that can kill you and your loved ones.
3. Even most squishy Republicans (the likes of Arnold Schwarzengger and Colin Powell excepted since their ilk are genuine RINOs) are far better than any Leftist. Conservatives should remember that the next time they are tempted to "punish" Republicans by staying home on election day or voting third party.
Unilaterally disarming the United States is an act of TREASON!
Is the Military next on his hit list? After all they are shafting the retired Military and Vets.
OBAMANOMICS—TRICKLE DOWN DESTRUCTION of the economy
SET THEIR LOCAL AND DC LINES ON FIRE!
PLEASE ASK THEM TO REPEAL THE BIG NEW FEES in TRICARE for Life, the retired Military over 65 secondary health ins. which they passed in a DOD bill. They promised our Military these benefits, and our Military have earned them.
Bambi doesn’t keep his promises...so buyer beware!
Sen Scott Brown’s number is 202-224-4543
Capitol Hill switchboard is 202-224-3121
Lots of local demwit phone numbers on this thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2408217/posts
Rename, repackage, rewrite it a tad smaller, and sell another pig in a poke. NO COLAs for granny, retired Military or retired fed employees. BIG NEW fees for Tricare for Life retired over 65 Military’s secondary health ins.
(DOD bill already passed, delayed but goes into effect 2011 NEEDS TO BE REPEALED!
OBAMA’s WAR ON SENIORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2433867/posts/
New Dem mantra: Woof, woof eat dog food granny....ala let them eat cake. http://www.lifenews.com/bio3058.html
Friday, February 19, 2010
Obama says slight fix will extend Social Security
http://townhall.com/news/us/2010/02/19/obama_says_slight_fix_will_extend_social_security
Health Care Rationing for Seniors Another Problem in New Obama Plan http://www.lifenews.com/bio3058.html
Medicare tax may apply to investment income (ObamaCare tax hike)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2460988/posts
SOCIALIZED MED THREAD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2461394/posts
TRI CARE FOR LIFE This from a google search:
http://economicspolitics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tricare-for-life-is-obama-trying-to.html
This option would help reduce the costs of TFL, as well as costs for Medicare, by introducing minimum out-of pocket requirements for beneficiaries. Under this option, TFL would not cover any of the first $525 of an enrollee’s cost-sharing liabilities for calendar year 2011 and would limit coverage to 50 percent of the next $4,725 in Medicare cost sharing that the beneficiary incurred. (Because all further cost sharing would be covered by TFL, enrollees could not pay more than $2,888 in cost sharing in that year.) http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/12-18-HealthOptions.pdf
http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/hcva09/hcva110609-1.htm
Bill Would Restrict Veterans’ Health Care Options 11/06/09
Buyer and McKeon Offer Amendments to Protect Veterans and TRICARE Beneficiaries
Congress plans to block Tricare fee increases
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w/
By Rick Maze - Staff writer, Oct 7, 2009
Tricare fee increases imposed last week by the Defense Department will be repealed by a provision of the compromise 2010 defense authorization bill unveiled Wednesday by House and Senate negotiators.
Snip The fee increases were announced on Sept. 30 and took effect on Oct. 1, but the defense bill, HR 2647, includes a provision barring any fee increases until the start of fiscal 2011.
Snip
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bill Matz, president of the National Association for Uniformed Services, said the announcement of fee increases was shocking considering that the Obama administration promised earlier this year to hold off on any new fee Tricare fee increases until fiscal 2011.
“President Obama and DoD assured NAUS and the entire military family earlier this year that there would rightly be no increases in any Tricare fees” in fiscal 2010, Matz said. “We took them at their word, and I can’t believe that a co-pay increase like this was allowed to go forward,” he added.
Can it be that some of these are just old & we are eliminating them for possible safety reasons? Just inquiring.
Iran. It's part of the reset-the-fist-to-an-open-hand-hopey-dopey-changey policy.
I'm starting to get the sense Obama couldn't get enough Democrats in Congress to engage with him in a game of marbles.
I agree, when it happens, Barry will use some line like, “I am working with our new overlords towards a solution” while on the other hand our new leaders will crown him King and give him rule over us. In other words, the hands pulling Barrys puppet strings will change. he will be nothing but a messenger boy wearing a crown.
That fact alone scares me most. He knows all now and is prolly squealing like a pig to his religion of peace buds.
How soon can we remove Obama from office?
FTA: “... the possible withdrawal of all tactical warheads from Europe.”
I thought those were negotiated away back in the 80s and withdrawn by the early 90s. I know that all of the tactical missiles and field artillery went away in that time. Are there still some aircraft-delivered tacnukes that this refers to?
Agreed, but they are probably older generation nukes and can easily be replaced with newer generations with another administration.
if you think voting will stop this, you’re delusional
these people understand in order to get their goals achieved, they must strike fast before anyone knows what’s going on. get their desires met, see them fulfilled, and then opposition (us) will have to regain what was already lost.
we’ll be down a few thousand warheads and left with some RPGs to defend the country... if we’re lucky
i really don’t see how this isn’t treason
He cannot get rid of those warheads in 10 months. It is completely impossible. If you think this healthcare bill is tough. The fight for the nuclear arsenal will be a bloodbath. Your thinking is both impractical and delusional.
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