Look who agrees with Obama on missile defense

Reuters/NY Times:

China and Russia on Friday condemned the United States' plans to set up a missile defence system, which Washington says is crucial to protecting the security of it and its allies.

"Both sides believe that creating a global missile defence system, including deploying such systems in certain regions of the world, or plans for such cooperation, do not help support strategic balance and stability, and harm international efforts to control arms and the non-proliferation process," Russia and China said in a joint statement.

"It harms the strengthening of trust between states and regional stability. In this respect (the two sides) express their concern," it said.

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It harms their ability to bully and use nuclear blackmail. It harms the efforts of rogue states. The threat of these systems is what brought the evil empire of the Soviet Union down. It has been one of the best things that happened in the arms race in history. Obama is a fool to want to get rid of it and "trust" adversaries.

Comments

  1. Eastcoastdweller8:06 AM

    You hit the nail on the head.

    Russia and China have a long history of the same "imperialism" and "hegemony" that they like to accuse the U.S. of having.

    Certainly, the US has made mistakes in foreign policy, but if there has to be a global superpower, I pray that it remains this country.

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