{"id":679,"date":"2009-04-02T08:35:38","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T08:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=679"},"modified":"2009-04-02T08:35:38","modified_gmt":"2009-04-02T08:35:38","slug":"to_defend_or_not_to_defend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=679","title":{"rendered":"To Defend Or Not To Defend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Investor’s Business Daily<\/a> ran an editorial yesterday about Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ interview on Fox News recently.  When asked if America would shoot down a North Korean missle, Mr. Gates stated, “I think if we had an aberrant missile, one that was headed for Hawaii, that looked like it was headed for Hawaii or something like that, we might consider it, but I don’t think we have any plans to do anything like that at this point.” <\/p>\n

Might consider it?  Before of after it landed in Hawaii?  This doesn’t sound like a man who is concerned with defending his country.  This is not a good message to send to the people who are currently plotting nasty things against us.  Well, if I feel like it, I may react.  I don’t think so.<\/p>\n

The article further quotes Mr. Gates:<\/p>\n

Regarding Iran, he took what amounts to a “don’t worry” demeanor, expressing confidence that “they don’t have the capability at this point to enrich” uranium to the level needed to construct an atomic bomb.<\/em><\/p>\n

“We do not believe they are . . . enriching beyond a low level at Natanz,” where Iran’s uranium enrichment facility is located, “and the IAEA is in there,” Gates added, in reference to the United Nations’ often incompetent atomic watchdog agency, “so we will know if they try to do that.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Have we put Alfred E. Newman in charge of defense?  “What, me worry?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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