Obama abandons missile defense in Eastern Europe
It was 70 years ago today that Poland was invaded by the Soviets, and our president just so happened to pick that day to announce his abandoning of our allies in Poland and the Czech Republic in regards to the missile defense systems we promised them.
The Heritage Foundation explains:
Today, President Obama reneged on a long-standing agreement with America's allies and formally abandoned the "third site" missile defense plan. The U.S. will no longer be deploying 10 missile interceptors in Poland and a radar in the Czech Republic, a plan formerly regarded as necessary for defending America's friends and allies as well as the homeland from intercontinental and intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
Perhaps the president has made this deal with the Russians in exchange for their cooperation in negotiations with the Iranians. Let us hope that is the case.
One thing is for sure...the Poles, our allies, are not happy.
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