Meeting at the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea, this week, Barack Obama made clear his objectives for U.S. national defense -- or should we say the lack thereof. Speaking candidly with outgoing Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, Obama was caught unaware on an open microphone saying, "On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this can be solved but it's important for [incoming Russian President Vladimir Putin] to give me space. This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility." Medvedev replied, "I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir."
There's no denying the truth, however. Obama wants "space," or time, from Putin to get himself re-elected. Then everything is fair game. Indeed, also this week, Obama asserted that the U.S. has a "moral obligation" to take "concrete steps towards a world without nuclear weapons." Seemingly, the commander in chief operates under the dangerous view that our enemies will reciprocate if we just play nice. If his objective is to knock the U.S. down a few pegs -- which we believe it is -- that's certainly the way to do it.
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