OK, I’ve been a bit too quiet lately — lots to do workwise, lots to do — but my goodness, what a week it’s been and today is only Thursday and it’s only the AM at that!

Just in case you were wondering what our wonderful President Barack Obama was going to do about the missile defense system that the Bush administration got started in Poland and other Eastern European countries, all that got cleared up today.

“After an extensive process, I have approved the unanimous recommendations of my secretary of defense and my joint chiefs of staff to strengthen America’s defenses against ballistic-missile attack,” President Barack Obama said in an address Thursday morning.

Wow, you say. Sounds like full steam ahead doesn’t it? Well, not quite. The plans for long-range missile defense installations to protect Europe from attack by Iran has been shelved.

The White House is scrapping a Bush-era plan for an Eastern European missile-defense shield, saying a redesigned defensive system would be cheaper, quicker and more effective against the threat from Iranian missiles.

Anyone that believes this administration can deliver European missile defense that is “cheaper, quicker and more effective” believes in unicorns. The best guess is that this was done to curry favor with Russia’s Putin in order to persuade him to help with the nuclear-weapons “negotiations” with Iran. The Czechs seem fine with this new suicidal direction for their country. The NATO chief likes it, too. Wonder if he’ll look to the East or the West the next time NATO’s tit gets caught in the wringer?

Uncle Jimbo at Ace nails it:

You can say one thing about President Obama, he is consistent on foreign affairs. Kick our allies in the teeth and kiss our enemies on the ass. I guess weakness is the new strength.

Guess the Prez is just following the advice of his “Vice”, Joe Biden. Ed Morrissey at Hot Air brings us the words of wisdom of good ol’ Slow Joe:

Joe Biden says that a missile-defense system in Europe isn’t really necessary, because Iran isn’t much of a threat.

Ya know — this would be the stuff of a real laugh riot if it weren’t so damned important. We’ve got at least 3-1/2 years more of this. God help us!

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