Comments on: Obama’s First International Goof? http://www.frumforum.com/obamas-first-international-goof Building a conservatism that can win again Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dragonlady http://www.frumforum.com/obamas-first-international-goof/comment-page-1#comment-52290 dragonlady Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:13:37 +0000 #comment-52290 Is Obama leaving foreign policy to his staff and other principals? Yes, the economy is the priority but he's MIA on foreign policy except kissing up to the Iranians. So is it Biden, Clinton, Jones, who? Is Obama leaving foreign policy to his staff and other principals? Yes, the economy is the priority but he’s MIA on foreign policy except kissing up to the Iranians. So is it Biden, Clinton, Jones, who?

]]> By: sinz54 http://www.frumforum.com/obamas-first-international-goof/comment-page-1#comment-50517 sinz54 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:27:19 +0000 #comment-50517 Egli Ha asks: "what should we do when unmarked planes fly in from the east and bomb it to rubble?" From what I've seen of President Obama thus far, he'll do nothing substantive about it. Egli Ha asks: “what should we do when unmarked planes fly in from the east and bomb it to rubble?” From what I’ve seen of President Obama thus far, he’ll do nothing substantive about it.

]]> By: erasmuse http://www.frumforum.com/obamas-first-international-goof/comment-page-1#comment-53139 erasmuse Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:27:31 +0000 #comment-53139 The first goof? Don't forget Obama on Iran and Geithner on China. The first goof? Don’t forget Obama on Iran and Geithner on China.

]]> By: Egli Ha http://www.frumforum.com/obamas-first-international-goof/comment-page-1#comment-44369 Egli Ha Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:58:21 +0000 #comment-44369 Yeah, "missile defense"! I remember when Dr. Edward Teller told President Reagan we could blast commie missiles out of the sky with x-ray lasers mounted on satellites. ZZZap!!! At the time, x-ray lasers did exist, but they required a nuclear explosion to pump them. Now you don't need a nuke but they're no where near bright enough to do any damage to a missile. Regarding the base in Poland, David Frum never replied when I asked him, what should we do when unmarked planes fly in from the east and bomb it to rubble? Yeah, “missile defense”! I remember when Dr. Edward Teller told President Reagan we could blast commie missiles out of the sky with x-ray lasers mounted on satellites. ZZZap!!! At the time, x-ray lasers did exist, but they required a nuclear explosion to pump them. Now you don’t need a nuke but they’re no where near bright enough to do any damage to a missile.

Regarding the base in Poland, David Frum never replied when I asked him, what should we do when unmarked planes fly in from the east and bomb it to rubble?

]]> By: sinz54 http://www.frumforum.com/obamas-first-international-goof/comment-page-1#comment-52037 sinz54 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:42:41 +0000 #comment-52037 What would happen, if Iran did fire a nuclear missile against Poland or Czechoslovakia, but the missile defenses failed to intercept it, and it detonated on European soil? That fiasco would wreck what little remains of America's credibility on military defense. During the Cold War, we built weapons and defense systems also of unproven reliability. But since they were intended for deterrence--to bluff the Soviets into thinking they might work--they didn't have to be proven. But Ahmedinijad is just nuts enough to actually push the button someday--the bluffing of deterrence may not work with him. So we had better make sure that if we try to make an intercept, we succeed. What would happen, if Iran did fire a nuclear missile against Poland or Czechoslovakia, but the missile defenses failed to intercept it, and it detonated on European soil? That fiasco would wreck what little remains of America’s credibility on military defense. During the Cold War, we built weapons and defense systems also of unproven reliability. But since they were intended for deterrence–to bluff the Soviets into thinking they might work–they didn’t have to be proven. But Ahmedinijad is just nuts enough to actually push the button someday–the bluffing of deterrence may not work with him. So we had better make sure that if we try to make an intercept, we succeed.

]]> By: buzzricksons http://www.frumforum.com/obamas-first-international-goof/comment-page-1#comment-40165 buzzricksons Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:54:41 +0000 #comment-40165 It's not about the attack, it's about the size of its nuclear umbrella. In other words, the size of the threat. Obama's going to knife the Poles and Czechs by undoing the progress made in developing these strategic friendships by previous administrations, who've staged this for him to walk it across the finish line. What a loser, if that's the case. What a great way to build the "trust of our allies". It’s not about the attack, it’s about the size of its nuclear umbrella. In other words, the size of the threat. Obama’s going to knife the Poles and Czechs by undoing the progress made in developing these strategic friendships by previous administrations, who’ve staged this for him to walk it across the finish line. What a loser, if that’s the case. What a great way to build the “trust of our allies”.

]]> By: sinz54 http://www.frumforum.com/obamas-first-international-goof/comment-page-1#comment-39464 sinz54 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:22:26 +0000 #comment-39464 Why would Iran even bother to attack Europe? Europe has already surrendered to Islamism and is on its knees anyway. Soon, Europe will be the JUNIOR partner of the fat oil shieks of the Middle East. Why would Iran even bother to attack Europe? Europe has already surrendered to Islamism and is on its knees anyway. Soon, Europe will be the JUNIOR partner of the fat oil shieks of the Middle East.

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