President obama Seals an Arms-Control Deal With Russia

(Reuters) President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sealed a landmark arms-control treaty today to slash their countries' nuclear arsenals by a third and will sign it on April 8 in Prague, which is in the Czech Republic. After months of deadlock and delay, a breakthrough deal on a replacement for the Cold War-era START pact marked Obama's most-significant foreign policy "achievement" since taking office and also bolsters his effort to "reset" ties with Moscow, according to Reuters. Obama and Medvedev placed the finishing touches on the historic accord during a phone call, committing the world's biggest nuclear powers to deep weapon cuts. "I'm pleased to announce that after a year of intense negotiations, the United States and Russia have agreed to the most comprehensive arms-control agreement in nearly two decades," Obama told reporters. President Obama could face an uphill battle for ratification this year by the U.S. Senate where support from opposition Republicans will be hard to come by after a bitter healthcare fight.

In Moscow, President Medvedev hailed the agreement as reflecting "a balance of the interests of both countries. Russia made clear of their right to suspend any strategic arms cuts if they felt threatened by future United States deployment of a proposed Europe-based missile defense system that Moscow bitterly opposes. President Obama stated last fall he was going to scrap the missile defense system that former President Bush backed several years ago. The agreement replaces a 1991 pact that expired this past December. Each side would have seven years after the treaty takes effect to reduce stockpiles of their most dangerous weapons--those already deployed--to 1550 from the 2200 now allowed and also cut their numbers of launchers in half. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the new pact sends a message to Iran and North Korea both locked in nuclear standoffs with the West, a commitment to thwart nuclear proliferation. President Obama said this agreement between the two countries signals that both countries intend to lead. How? What Obama is doing by agreeing to sign this landmark reduction treaty is giving the green light for Iran and North Korea to launch nuclear weapons toward the U.S. or the West. Making an agreement with a former Cold War enemy isn't going to stop a nuclear showdown. That's part of the idealistic thinking the hippies had back in the 60's about peace. The hippies are now in the Obama administration dressed in suits and ties.

The way to curb the probability of a nuclear showdown is for the U.S. to beef up their arsenal and become the strongest nation on the earth. I remember a famous statement former President Theodore Roosevelt made one hundred years ago. He said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." We should utilize diplomacy and peaceful methods when applicable. However, when it's necessary to fire weapons, we should do so. We should fire our weapons so swiftly at the enemy they won't know what hit them. If Iran and North Korea were to threaten to harm the U.S. or the West, they should fear retaliation from us. However, they don't because we have "peacenik" politicians in our government and state department. President Obama has this mistaken notion that reducing our nuclear arsenal will ensure peace and avoid a nuclear showdown. Our enemies will treat that as a sign of weakness. That just tells them to go ahead because the U.S. won't retaliate. We're becoming a laughingstock to the world.

I vehemently disagree with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks that this treaty will thwart nuclear proliferation. Is Hillary so naieve in her thinking to believe that the U.S. and "Russia" taking the lead in reducing our nuclear stockpile is going to persuade other countries to do so? It's highly unlikely. The problem is Hillary Clinton and those in our government are all part of the new world order crowd. They refuse to recognize that the U.S. has real enemies that are out to threaten our security. The U.S. has enemies that would love to destroy us any chance they have. This arms-reduction treaty is very dangerous to our survival. We are telling the world to come in and attack us. The Obama administration won't stop our enemies. The Obama administration doesn't want to admit the radical Islamic world is at war with the U.S. We must defeat those Muslim extremists that want to destroy our way of living. This war is real. Announcing our intentions before the world to reduce our nuclear arsenal is very asinine considering a possible nuclear showdown with Iran and North Korea in the future.