Gates believes the 30 interceptors developed, tested and deployed by his former boss, President George W. Bush, at Fort Greely and at Vandenberg AFB in California are adequate for the threat. While Gates' words are tough and the visual aids stunning, Gov. Palin, who hosted Gates' visit and whose state is on the wrong end of a Taepodong trajectory, thinks more is needed — such as the other 14 ground-based interceptors that were planned for but cut.Governor Palin understands what President Reagan understood before her, but our naive president doesn't get it. When it comes to defense of the homeland, you have to plan and prepare for the worst-case scenario. You don't try to do it on the cheap.
A statement from her office last Friday, after North Korea launched its sixth missile in less than a week, said: "Missile Defense Agency funding must be fully restored in the federal budget to guarantee our protective measures remain the best in the world." We think so too.
History teaches that every time the United States has dropped its guard, some thugs take that as a sign of such weakness that they could not resist the temptation to attack us. Gov. Palin understands this. We pray that the president and his political party at the nation's helm don't have to learn the history's timeless lesson the hard way.
- JP
I have lost all respect, whatsoever, for Gates...
ReplyDeleteI'm thrilled that the IBD keeps giving Gov Palin serious creds with energy and defense. But they got it wrong that she "hosted" Gates' visit. She was in Juneau while Begich, who isn't even named in the IBD editorial (Ha!) was hosting Gates in Fairbanks.
ReplyDeleteWe have a theory that Obama told Gates to under no uncertain terms meet with Gov Palin. After all, after Interior Sec Salazar's recent meeting with her, he came back and overturned some enviro decisions in her favor. Double Ha!