Secretary Clinton’s Real Reset: Missile Defense
Posted March 9th, 2009 at 11.09am in Protect America.
In a recent Associated Press article, Secretary Hillary Clinton’s trip to Europe and the Middle East showed improvement as far as missile defense is concerned. Secretary Clinton “appeared to suggest that missile defense in Europe was a good idea even if Iran was no longer a worry.” While Iran is currently one of the biggest reasons for an effective missile defense system, Iran represents an evolving threat that will likely exist as long as ballistic missiles do. Missile defense systems are an integral part of national security in the 21st century.
The Obama Administration has not officially stated its intentions regarding missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic. Experts at The Heritage Foundation see missile defense as a necessary mechanism in protecting the United States and its allies. The Heritage Foundation released a documentary earlier this month titled 33 Minutes; the amount of time it would take for an enemy missile to strike the United States. “No issue carries greater potential for crisis than the growing threat of missile attack,” stated Dr. James Carafano of The Heritage Foundation. The Obama Administration should heed the warning and support the funding of proven missile defense systems.
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March 9, 2009 bernard Stewart writes:
It would be a major mistake for the Obama Administration to assume we do not need a Missle Defense System or that the current system is no longer required. Just the opposite is the case. With rogue nations such as Iran and North Korea seeking to acquire Nuclear capabilities the threat to America and its allies is just as real as it was during the Cold War era. Only the adverseries have changed. The systems we used to deter the Soviet Union then should work today. To do away with those systems for budgetary reasons would be a clear indication to our potential enemies of weakness. That is insanity as a political policy and Americans should let their political representatives know that they oppose such policies. The recent actions by North Korea to test our resolve by developing and testing nuclear capable missles is but one example of things to come if we demonstrate weakness in this important policy area. In my judgement, if North Korea fires such a missle in U.S. security air space, it should be shot down by our Air Defense Forces. If that means war with N. Korea, so be it. As a 30 year veteran of the U.S. Army, I fully understand what war means. I also understand weakness on these issues does not deter war but invites such action.