Secretary of Defense Robert Gates looked a bit frustrated on Sunday when Chris Wallace pressed him about US response to the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by N. Korea. Yes, it is a violation of international law. Yes, it is a provocative act. Yes, it endangers Japan and possibly Alaska and Hawaii. Yes, it portends a dangerous future in which Kim Jong-Il will possess not only nuclear weapons but a proven means to deliver them against America and our allies.
It was just last week that CINCPAC, Admiral Keating, said we had the capability to intercept and destroy such a missile. He noted that our forces were prepared for such a contingency. Has that changed with this:
Paper Tiger-Toothless Dragon
Let's be clear, the issue here isn't about capability. It is about political will, the resolve to defend America. It is not that we can't. It is that the administration has instructed SecDef Gates that we won't. The difference is critical.
This is the administration of negotiations and diplomacy. This is the administration about "re-establishing America" as a nice guy and not a bully. This is about extending the hand of friendship to the snarling pit-bulls of the world. This is ludicrous.
The linked item goes on to say that N. Korea is clearly demonstrating that negotiation and cooperation are not on their agenda. The response from the US is that we will demilitarize and cease development of any sort of defensive missile shield for either ourselves or eastern Europe.
It can only cost us dearly in the long run. This is Munich 1938 and Hillary is following the disaster strewn path of Chamberlain. Probably the next important question is whether Bob Gates will become America's Halifax or rise as the embodiment of Churchill.
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