"Because of arcane warhead-counting rules involving delivery vehicles, the real reductions under the agreement could be far less than the advertised numbers"
That does not stop them from trumpeting the historic nature of the photo opportunity.
"In move for nuclear-free world, Obama will sign arms treaty with Russia
WASHINGTON — President Obama is taking the first major step in his push toward a nuclear-free world, returning to Prague to sign the kind of arms-reduction treaty with Russia unseen for nearly two decades....
Because of arcane warhead-counting rules involving delivery vehicles, the real reductions under the agreement could be far less than the advertised numbers. Regardless....
Yeah, WHO CARES about the REALITY when there is SO MUCH SYMBOLIC IMAGERY to push, 'er, report?
And, proof of continuing bilateral distrust, the process of achieving it was far more difficult than the Obama administration expected when the negotiations were inaugurated last April by Obama and Medvedev. Instead of an easy lift to be completed by December, when its predecessor, the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, expired, intense wrangling extended the talks by more than three months. Complications arose from Russian testing of Obama, disagreements over a new verification regime, and other factors.
Related: Russian Rapprochement?
Hey, what's one more MSM deception and distortion, right, readers?
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"Russian president, Obama sign nuclear arms treaty; Present a united front against Iran’s program" by Jennifer Loven and George Jahn, Associated Press | April 9, 2010
PRAGUE — Casting aside years of rancor, President Obama and President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia signed the biggest nuclear arms pact in a generation yesterday, lacing the moment with new warnings of sanctions for an intransigent Iran.
Related: AmeriKan MSM Drumming Up an Attack on Iran
I can't even hear them anymore.
Give it a f***ing rest, will ya?
The treaty, sealed after months of halting negotiation, is significant not just for what it does but for what it symbolizes: a fresh start for the United States and Russia, and evidence to a watching world that nuclear disarmament is more than a goal.
When I see the word ISRAEL then I will know they are serious.
Looming over the celebration was Iran, which in the face of international pressures continues to assert that its uranium enrichment program is for peaceful purposes, not for weapons as suspected.
Boom, boom, boom, boom.
Meanwhile, Netanyahu can't come to Obama's conference because he was to be confronted with his possession of nuclear weapons.
Six powers — the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Germany, and now China — are in talks in New York about a fourth set of United Nations sanctions to pressure Iran into compliance.
“We cannot turn a blind eye to this,’’ Medvedev said in a show of solidarity. But he said he was frank with Obama about how far Russia was willing to go, favoring only what he called “smart’’ sanctions that might have hope of changing behavior.
Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, later elaborated by saying, for example, that Russia would not endorse a total embargo on the delivery of refined petroleum products into Iran. Such products might be targeted in other ways, or sanctions on Iran’s energy sector might be avoided altogether to prevent running into deal-breaking opposition from Russia or China.
Why did this article suddenly become all about IRAN?!
"Yes, it’s all coming apart.... Not much gets said about what
Related: Obama Keeping All Options Open on Iran Invasion
But enough of that, right?
The nuclear arms pact now faces a ratification vote in the Russian Legislature and the US Senate. At home, Obama’s team is struggling to get the necessary votes, and the president himself is directly involved. He said he was confident that Democrats and Republicans would see that the treaty protects US interests — an upbeat view of bipartisanship in a town where it has been scarce.... While Democrats hold a majority in the Senate, they are one vote shy of the 60 that are often needed to overcome procedural hurdles during debate. And 67 votes are needed to ratify the treaty.
They aren't going to ratify that any time soon, if ever.
Negotiations between the United States and Russia got bogged down in disputes, including Russia’s objection to US missile defense plans for Europe. The Kremlin is still concerned about the plan but sought to tamp down talk it would withdraw from the new treaty if there is a buildup in the missile defense system. Russia codified its option to withdraw in a statement in connection with the treaty....
MSM s*** polish make the turd look shinier all the time.
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Let's add a nice gloss of editorial spit, shall we?
"Steps toward a post-nuclear era
AT THIS point, a world without nuclear weapons is only a desirable goal, but the Obama administration took a small step in that direction this week when it modernized the nation’s policy toward the use of nuclear weapons....
The revised policy rightly defines nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism as the primary threats to Americans’ safety.... The administration appropriately reserves the option of using nuclear weapons in response to nuclear-armed terrorist groups and to states, such as Iran or North Korea, with rogue nuclear programs.
Why not just swear off them completely?
Can an alcoholic take just a little drink?
The new nuclear doctrine has the great virtue of heeding the counsel of former security hawks Henry Kissinger, George Schultz, William Perry, and Sam Nunn, who have jointly warned that America’s ultimate interests demand “a global effort to reduce reliance on nuclear weapons.’’
See: The Boston Globe's Stupid Ideas: Nuclear Disarmament
That is what they call "virtue," huh?
Bunch of mass-murdering control freaks!
The theory is that nuclear weapons become less attractive to everyone if America leads the way in diminishing their importance.
How about Israel getting out front on that?
Obama’s policy puts this theory to the test while protecting Americans from the most lethal threats of today and tomorrow.
Yup, the lying, looting government and its MSM mouthpiece is "protecting" you.
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