"Backdoored!"

Last year I wrote a blog about Hitler and the Munich conference, where Neville Chamberlain gave away the land of another nation in the hopes of gaining "world peace" from an aggressive dictator. History is littered with failed attempts to appease regimes with a hungry eye on the sovereignty of others. Hitler perceived weakness from the British Prime Minister, and he said "We can do whatever we want; they will do nothing". George Washington said "Avoid entangling alliances"; this is very good advice. America, being a nation based in the honor of keeping their agreements, stays the course of our treaty signings. Historically, we have always stood by our words; this is the hallmark of the trust we have achieved with our allies. As a nation, we should think long and hard before we enter into any agreement; as we are duty bound to follow it once we accept it.

Recently I wrote about the new Russian ICBM which is said to be indefensible by any of the existing anti-missile systems, and will remain so for approximately the next FORTY YEARS. I also said this came on the heels of the signing of the new START treaty. This was a pretty crafty move on the part of the Russians. Even though they will reduce their missile sites, their missiles will still have the capability of striking multiple targets at great distances.

It appears that the United States is working on a new missile defense system, and the Russians are not happy. The Russians now are "reviewing" their participation in the START treaty and they are "...reserving the right to withdraw from the treaty..". They don't want the United States to boost its missile defense system, and such a move would prompt Moscow to "...reconsider its obligations under the new START treaty...".Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Rybakov warned "...Russia won't cooperate with NATO..." in regards to the United States bolstering its defense shield. Deputy Defense Minister, Anatoly Antonov said "This system could undermine Russian nuclear deterrent forces." This treaty is one of Barack Obama's biggest "foreign policy triumphs" and if the Russians back out, once again, Barack Obama will appear as a weak leader to the rest of the world.

I can't prove it, but I'll bet Vladimir Putin is sitting in his office laughing as Barack Obama stands with "international egg on his face". What will our "doveish" President do if the Russians give him the "virtual finger" and walk away from this treaty? A history lesson could be of great value to Barack Obama. He needs to remember that Putin was the head of the KGB, and those roots run deep; deception was a way of life to him. WATCH WHO YOU TRUST, MR. PRESIDENT!!