Posted on 01/04/2009 11:27:36 AM PST by Winged Hussar
The bottom line: We must recognize nuclear weapons for what they are -- not a deterrent, but a grave and gathering threat to humanity. As president, Barack Obama should dedicate himself to their world-wide elimination.
Mrs. Feinstein, a Democratic senator from California, will chair the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in the 111th Congress.
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(1) The Reliable Replacement Warhead, which she opposes, is exactly that: a REPLACEMENT for existing warheads like those on the Trident and Peacekeeper missiles. It does not add to the number of warheads in the U.S. arsenal.
(2) Feinstein seems to have a problem with the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which ended the war and saved hundreds of thousands of American lives (including probably my father's) and also the Japanese civilians whom the warlords armed with spears for the purpose of fighting American soldiers.
(3) Feinstein opposes the use of nuclear weapons in response to other weapons of mass destruction like chemical and biological weapons.
(4) Feinstein says, "Another bipartisan panel has warned that the world can expect a nuclear or biological terror attack by 2013 -- unless urgent action is taken." Yes, Dianne, just like banning handguns will keep them out of the hands of criminas--yuk yuk yuk.
(5) "It is vital that we seek a world free of nuclear weapons. The United States should lead the way, and a President Obama should challenge Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to join us." Right, Dianne, we should disarm while a country that has just defined criticism of the government as "treason" should be expected to follow our lead.
Oh, please.
“a President Obama should challenge Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to join us”
HA! Does she really think that Medvedev-puppet-of-Putin will give up their nuclear weapons???? I think not.
I’ll commit to a nuclear free world right after we have a communist, socialist, and radical islamacist free world.
I, on the other hand, think so. She really is that naive. (Although dumb as a box of rocks might be a bit closer to the truth.)
The Russians have got to be laughing their ass off at the stupidity that is coming out of Washington. God help us.
She’s apparently beyond naive because there is no way that Russia will give up its nukes.
When you convince your Iranian leftist buddy....
Ah'm-A-Dizzy-Jihad -- to put all his new toys away...
And ol' Pooty-poot... [Back in the USSR!! --Play it Ringo]...
And Islamabad...
And Beijing, Paris, London, Delhi.... etc...
Maybe we'll talk...
Have your people call our people...
Bye now...
I totally agree!
We should begin immediate disposal of our nuclear weapons into Iran, N. Korea, China, San Francisco...
I don’t think we should make any more A-bombs until we use the ones we already have.
Putin and Jintao are laughing at us over this and other disarmament plans, such as getting rid of future warrior and NMD, and halting F-22 production.
Another useful idiot.
Why even give a forum to such nonsense? Shame on WSJ.
Substitute "Reagan" for Obama and "Gorbachev" for Medvedev and we're back to the 1980s.
Not even history can teach these pacifist kooks. Sheesh...
Begs the Question, Just how does the dishonorable Sweinstein propose to place that genie back in the box and seal the lid?
I am continually staggered at the utter stupidity of these rats.
Diane Feinstein- clueless. But then again I already knew that and so does everyone else with half a brain or more. That of course would exclude most of the voters of the state of California.
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