Look, Up In The Sky ...

There have been, probably, a dozen or so entries I have started for this blog that never made it to publication. I find I am one of those people who really does not want to say something if I have nothing to say. Wanderings Of A Random Mind is a good title for this blog as it gives me a place to explore random thoughts. I could probably post something here on a daily basis, but then a more apt title would be Ramblings Of A Confused Mind. This is why I am not a daily columnist.

But enough of that.

I read this morning that President Obama has decided to scrap plans for the deployment of a defensive missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic. This concerns me. Clearly Russia was not happy about a missile defense system they did not control sitting on their border. But if memory serves me correctly, Poland and the Czech Republic were not unhappy about these deployments. The primary reason for the deployment of the defensive missile system was as a shield against rogue terrorists states launching a missile attack against the west. The reason, as I understand it, the plans are now being scrapped is because these rogue terrorists states apparently do not have missiles with a long enough range capability to reach the west. I guess the idea is that we do not need to defend ourselves against a threat the does not exist.

I am also guessing that, based on this level of reasoning, the nonexistent threat will continue to be nonexistent until such time as one of the rogue terrorists states actually launches a missile into the west. At that time we can then close the barn door behind the fleeing horses and finally deploy our defensive missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic -- objections by the Russians notwithstanding.

It would be one thing if Poland and the Czech Republic did not want the missile system deployed in their countries. (The radar system was to be set up in the Czech Republic and the actual missiles were to be deployed in Poland.) But they did agree to the deployments. I can understand Russia's objections to having a missile defense system on their borders they do not control. I imagine Russia would have thought twice about invading Georgia last year had Georgia been in possession of a U.S. made missile defense system. After all, it's a lot easier invading a neighboring country when they lack the ability to defend themselves.

Last year, then Candidate Obama seemed more than willing to kowtow to the Russians and their feeble defense about why they invaded Georgia. I cannot help but think that the decision to scrap the deployment of a defensive missile system to Poland and the Czech Republic is more of the same. I could be wrong, but it seems that our President and his supporters are more concerned about not offending those countries who oppose the United States of America than those who support us. Or put another way, this administration seems more than willing to sacrifice our friends in order to appease our detractors.

It is a dangerous path, and one that will lead to disaster.

But that's just my opinion.