In the last two weeks, we learned that Bashar Assad has dismantled only 5 percent of his WMD arsenal, despite President Obama’s soaring rhetoric to the contrary. Russia violated a long-observed agreement with the U.S. about testing missiles. Iran’s take on the negotiations over its bomb program bears no resemblance to our interpretation. Chinese officials now happily leak fantastic stories about using their military to punish Japan. All that is trumped by veiled threats from the Sunni Gulf monarchies, terrified of Iran, to buy a bomb or two from Pakistan. We hear other rumors that even China thinks the new leadership in North Korea is unhinged and is not worried about friendly warnings from Beijing.
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Whether all these incidents are
minor or serious, and whether they are random or interconnected and perceived
as proof of the loss of U.S. deterrence, depends on which particular bad actor
is studying them to try to guess whether the Obama administration will do
anything should a provocateur start a war or attempt to redraw a regional map…… The nosedive of the melting Obama
will leave the world a more dangerous place, but also serve as another
mythological reminder of why the pretentious without real wings should not try
to fly.……To Read More…..
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