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To: NonValueAdded

Bush broke the ABM treaty with ease.


24 posted on 12/11/2010 9:34:20 AM PST by Thunder90 (Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
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To: Thunder90
Bush broke the ABM treaty with ease.

Yes, but that was a calculated move and was actually within the terms of the treaty. Technically he did not "break" it.

Treaties are the law of the land (Article VI Clause 2) and actually breaking them without the support of Congress is an impeachable offense. A nation does not back out of a treaty without a careful calculation of the consequences. That doesn't mean it is never done, just that it is not done lightly.

30 posted on 12/11/2010 10:10:06 AM PST by NonValueAdded (Palin 2012: don't retreat, just reload)
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To: Thunder90
Bush broke the ABM treaty with ease.

The fact that one of the signatories ceased to exist(Soviet Union) meant the the treaty no longer did either. That's not the case here.

36 posted on 12/11/2010 10:33:12 AM PST by Tonytitan
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