Originally posted by: BarrySotero
Originally posted by: jackschmittusa
So, how many thousands of warheads do we really need?
Enough so that all the other players don't even think about building nukes and winning a nuke war (and they have considered it in past). Why are we measuring our nukes only against Russia? This isn't the 80's when US/USSR nukes numbered 50,000. US has no where near the nukes it used to have and Russia is not only threat.
Who wants to guarantee China doesn't start a drive to do a massive bulk up of nukes? It would entirely fit their program to do that while the US is collapsing into a state of enfeeblement and economic anorexia. I consider China more of a problem than Russia but still consider both along with others.
Obama is like a sheriff with a semi auto who goes into a bar with a half dozen bad guys and figures he can keep the peace better by swapping out the semi for a bolt action since any advantage might be provocative and menacing - oh and he will only keep as many bullets as one of the bad guys - never mind the other 5.
Keep in mind its not just warheads either Obama is busting but delivery.
Worst of all is the bad timing and the crescendo of other Obama moves that I can only describe as a strenuous rush to weakness or peace through vulnerability. He apologizes for America everywhere he goes, sends almost a billion to Hamas/Gaza, sends plane parts to Syria ending an embargo, throws Israel down the well, shows genuine enthusiasm for Chavez, Ortega etc., flips UK the bird, winks off North Korea, turns a blind eye to Iran (got more kids murdered too because of it) stands up for Marxist wanabe in Honduras - and now he rushes ahead of Congress using deadline excuse (present treaty could easily be extended) to gut US strength for nothing in return.
If a president wanted to do maximum damage to US, while preserving a minimum off a tattered excuse for doing so then Obama is that guy.
Obama hates the United States? But why? We love him.
Obama for 3rd and 4th term!