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August 25, 2008
A Reminder Of What Obama Plans To Do With America - In His Own Words
Topics: Political News and commentariesHere on the night of Michelle Obama's scripted-for-public-consumption spin introducing Barack Obama, is a good time to to again remind those readers who may be deluded by Democratic spin to make Obama seem centrist - what he "really" plans for America's military, from his own mouth:
He plans to unilaterally disarm America, and has planned to do so from the very beginning of his run for the presidency. And his plans are both naive, foolish, and obviously based on ignorance of current events and conditions, both geopolitically and technically. As Charles R. Smith wrote at NewsMax back in June:
... like his liberal colleagues, (Obama) stands ready to cut our national security to dangerous levels. During a policy speech on national defense, Obama declared the real enemy to America is not North Korea, Moscow, Beijing, Tehran or bin Laden. According to Obama, the U.S. military is the evil that must be destroyed."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," stated Obama.
The implications here are standard fare for left-wing zealots who hate anything military. For example, Obama pledged to cut the national missile defense, calling it "unproven."
Ironically, the only way to prove such a defense in combat is to have someone shoot missiles at the U.S. homeland. Of course, without a missile defense, we will be helpless at any such onslaught.
Still, the USS Lake Erie just racked up another in a long series of successful intercepts, proving the U.S. Navy anti-missile systems not only work but work well in simulated combat situations. The Lake Erie scored two direct hits against two missiles fired and destroyed another missile from a moving launch vehicle.
Obama feels that such a defense is unnecessary. Meanwhile, both North Korea and Iran are quickly progressing toward missiles capable of reaching America, Moscow is deploying its latest lethal ICBM, the Topol-M, and China is investing in massive missiles capable of reaching the U.S. homeland.
The last test, performed by the Iranians, proved their missiles could reach Western Europe. The next Iranian test will orbit a small satellite, with the possibility of global reach.
Then there is Obama's commitment to cut defense in space, pledging to not "weaponize" space. This pledge comes long after the cow has left the barn, or in this case, after China has shot down an orbiting satellite.
The Chinese anti-satellite test sprayed hundreds of thousands of pieces of debris into near orbit, adding to the dangers of space travel. The Chinese test also proved that the PRC has already weaponized space, thus any pledge by Obama to not take defensive measures is just a way of leaving the communists in the high ground, threatening our satellites with instant destruction.
In addition, Obama's pledge to slow weapon systems is just as short-sighted as the rest of his declarations. The fact is that slowing weapons deployment raises their costs astronomically - not to mention the fact that we may already need these new weapons.
Then there are systems that we are developing that our allies will use. Things we have already sold to Europe, Asia and the middle-east. For example, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is slated to replace over 4,000 aging jets around the world and in the U.S. inventory.Obama as Commander-in-Chief brings one word to mind, first and foremost - the word is "scary."Any effort to slow its development will cost American jobs, threaten the defense of countless allies and force U.S. fighter pilots to fly aircraft that in some cases are over 30 years old. In short, Obama's pledge will bring unemployment, and force our allies to seek other global vendors to meet their defense needs.
However, these issues are lost on Obama in his wild-eyed, anti-military role. In fact, there is one statement from Obama's speech that cuts our national defense to the very brink of war.
"I will set a goal for a world without nuclear weapons. To seek that goal, I will not develop 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 arsenal," noted Obama.
It is interesting to note that in order to "not develop" nuclear weapons, the U.S. arsenal will quickly fade. Senator Obama, as president, will be faced immediately with the choice of unilateral disarmament - no nuclear assets - or spend the money necessary to maintain the minimum levels specified by the strategic arms treaties with Moscow.
The current treaties are set to reduce the nuclear weapons stockpiles to historic lows. The ICBMs are never on hair trigger alert despite the senator's inflamed remarks. The aging Minuteman missiles, a force we have depended on for nearly 40 years, will need upgrades to maintain the current level of 450 missiles.
... to keep his pledge, President Obama will let the U.S. missiles rot while Moscow deploys a new generation of Topol-M monsters and China deploys its Dong Feng 31 series. In addition, President Obama will remove any chance of defense by canceling the National Missile Defense which could save millions of lives otherwise snuffed out in the blinding flash of nuclear hell-fire.
This entire scenario goes against the liberal corner-stone of defense policy - Mutually Assured Destruction or MAD. With no defense and no offense, the U.S. homeland will be a helpless target for both major powers and minor players alike.
Clearly, the senator has not considered what his pledges will do to global security, much less U.S. security. His Neville Chamberlain promise to wave paper treaties in place of real defense is a sure fire way toward war. The Obama defense is a plan for disaster that will be paid with the blood of U.S. soldiers and perhaps by millions of American lives at home.
Posted by Abdul at August 25, 2008 7:59 PM
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