Obama Administration
US Planning to Treat Russia as It Did the USSR
October 14, 2009By Paul Goble The Obama Administration “has decided to conduct its relations with [the Russian Federation] just as it did with the Soviet Union,” an approach that reflects Washington’s judgment that “in the near future, Russia...
David Smith: Obama Missile Defense Blunder
September 28, 2009By DAVID SMITH The U.S. decision to cancel deployment of a ballistic missile defense system in Central Europe in favor of boosting shorter-range defenses creates immediate policy problems for the Obama administration: It shreds agreements with the...
Missile Defense Decision Draws Praise, Criticism from Lawmakers
September 18, 2009By Dan Robinson President Obama's decision to revise a plan to deploy a missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and Poland is drawing praise and criticism from members of Congress. Republicans sharply criticized the move saying it amounts to abandonment...
US Sen. Kyl: Obama’s decision on anti-missile system dangerous
September 17, 2009Administration Cancels Third Site, Kyl Calls Decision “Dangerous and Short-Sighted” U.S. Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.) made the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s decision to cancel the third site anti...
Obama's decision on missile defense sites in Europe-grave mistake
September 17, 2009Today's announcement by the Obama Administration that it plans to discontinue the deployment of U.S. missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic represents a stunning reversal of longstanding U.S. policy priorities and a potentially grave strategic...
