What signal does this send to Ukraine, Georgia and a host of other former Soviet satellites who look to America and NATO for protection from their powerful neighbour? The impending cancellation of Third Site is a shameful abandonment of America’s friends in eastern and central Europe, and a slap in the face for those who actually believed a key agreement with Washington was worth the paper it was written on.
Well if you thought this breaking story came from the NY Times or the Washington Post you’d be wrong. This information was first reported in Europe and on blogs in the US!
I don’t know what is more stunning, Obama’s capitulation to Putin or Team Obama’s selling out of our allies. This is from the Weekly Standard:
According to reliable sources, Obama administration officials are on their way to Poland and the Czech Republic to deliver very bad news. The administration intends to cancel completely the missile defense sites that had been promised to these governments by the previous administration. This represents a complete capitulation to Russia’s Vladimir Putin (emphasis mine), who had demanded that the proposed deployments be halted as a price for improved relations. Ironically, the Obama administration, which is appeasing Russia in the hopes that Moscow will help put pressure on Iran, has made this mammoth concession just a few days after Moscow declared that it had no intention of supporting sanctions against Iran.
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This is from the Telegraph UK:
This is bad news for all who care about the US commitment to the transatlantic alliance and the defence of Europe as well as the United States. It represents the appalling appeasement of Russian aggression and a willingness to sacrifice American allies on the altar of political expediency (emphasis mine). A deal with the Russians to cancel missile defence installations sends a clear message that even Washington can be intimidated by the Russian bear.
When is this fraud going to be removed from the White House? It’s time for President Hillary Clinton!
