Posted by
JDHoldem on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 2:52:59 PM
Scrapping missile defense? Apparently this is under consideration by the new administration, making those with any sense of the dangers growing daily in this world shake their heads in disgust.
In case you were out of the loop, today Iran successfully tested a long-range missile, in another step to develop a nuclear delivery system. This should clearly underscore the dangers the world faces, even to the most naïve among us. And no boilerplate statements of condemnation from the U.S. State Department are going to dissuade the Iranian – or the North Koreans for that matter.
Couple this with Iranian military leaders comments the other day about their ability to destroy Israel in eleven days, and Iran's intensions are clearer than ever. Now they may be hard to take. They may not be what we'd like. But they are what they are. And no amount of negotiating and smiling and cajoling and diplomatic efforts is going to change the sick psyche of that nation's leadership.
Within this context, it is inconceivable to me that any sane person would consider scrapping a defensive system that could defend against those nuclear-tipped missiles. But apparently that is exactly what is going on.
It seems we are so caught up in the style and coolness of our new President, we haven't noticed his grave deficiencies. Millions still celebrate the victory, blithely ignoring the wolf at the door.
Perhaps it will take the loss of a major city – probably Tel Aviv – to shake us out of our self-induced slumber.