Monday, November 22, 2010
Republican/Teabaggers fucking with National Security
And while Admiral Mullen is too politically aware to say so directly, there is no mistaking the target of his remarks.
Senate Republicans are dragging their feet on the ratification of the START nuclear treaty with Russia, according to a chorus of Democrats and newspaper editorial boards who urge its immediate ratification.The Republican/Teabagger Party, best friends Iran ever had.
But Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hesitated putting his finger in the partisan political soup.
"You would have to ask the Senate," Admiral Mullen, told ABC’s This Week anchor Christiane Amanpour, sidestepping on whether Republicans are playing politics with national security.
"What I think is – there is a sense of urgency with respect to ratifying this treaty that needs to be recognized. Historically this has been bipartisan. This is a national security issue of great significance and the sooner we get it done the better," he said.
Adm. Mullen stressed that START must be ratified in spite of this 'lame duck' session.
"That’s the soonest possible time, absolutely," he said...
Without ratification, we put at risk the coalition that we have built to put pressure on Iran, and the transit route through Russia that we use to equip our troops in Afghanistan," said President Obama last week. "And without ratification, we risk undoing decades of American leadership on nuclear security, and decades of bipartisanship on this issue. Our security and our position in the world are at stake.
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