Kyl: Obama Wants To ‘Make A Deal’ With Russia More Than He Wants To ‘Ensure The Protection’ Of The U.S.
Kyl: Obama Wants To ‘Make A Deal’ With Russia More Than He Wants To ‘Ensure The Protection’ Of The U.S.
Yesterday, President Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev signed an agreement to negotiate a successor to the soon-to-expire START treaty that would “cut American and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals by at least one-quarter.” Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) — “seasoned killer of past arms control treaties” — responded to news of the agreement on Bill Bennett’s radio show this morning by claiming that the Obama administration is “more anxious to make a deal than it is to ensure the protection of the United States.” Bennett told Kyl that he “didn’t think the reductions in missiles by the amount they were doing it was that serious,” but asked him to elaborate:
KYL: In the past, our assessment of what we need to protect our interests as well as the allies that rely on our nuclear umbrella put the number of weapons as a certain level. And the administration is planning to go far below that. … I’m very concerned that the administration is more anxious to make a deal than it is to ensure the protection of the United States.
Kyl’s remarks today demonstrate further that Obama’s right-wing critics are more interested in accusing the President of not wanting to protect the nation than they are in offering substantive critiques of his policy proposals. Last week, Kyl made similar arguments alongside Iraq war architect Richard Perle in the Wall Street Journal. The two wrote that Obama’s widely-praised plans to work toward the elimination of all nuclear weapons were “dangerous, wishful thinking.”
On the specifics of the agreement Obama reached yesterday, Kyl appears to be nearly alone in objecting to it. Even the traditionally-partisan Newt Gingrich endorsed the goals that Obama laid out in a speech yesterday in Moscow. “There is much in it to support,” Gingrich wrote on Twitter. And despite Kyl’s attempts to portray Obama’s commitment yesterday to eliminate just a portion of the U.S. nuclear arsenal as detrimental to U.S. national security, James Collins and Jack Matlock remind us that former President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev “came within a hair’s breadth of agreeing to the complete elimination of nuclear weapons within 10 years” during their 1986 summit.
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Warmonger.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:46 pmHe’s up for re-election on 2012, too.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:49 pmKyle thinks way to much of his own importance.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:50 pmAnother Az. clown going to run for preznut?
I mean, the ashat is in the news daily.
tony and lido
Guess he’s not a Christian either…
July 7th, 2009 at 12:50 pmThe right-wing noise machine strikes again.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:53 pmPathetic warmongering enabler of the Bush Crime Family. Kyl is one of the least qualified in the Senate…speaking of clowns…this is one of the GOP azz clowns.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:53 pmWho cares?
I mean, really, who the fcuk cares what Kyl says?
PEACE
July 7th, 2009 at 12:54 pm“Sen. Jon Kyl loves to score some political zingers more than he loves his wife.”
Wow – it really is easy to talk GOP!
July 7th, 2009 at 12:54 pmOh, good grief!! STFU you bloody moron!!! Go hate some other country – say, you want a fascist theocracy? MOVE TO IRAN, buster.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:55 pmKyl, McCain, Hayworth…where does Arizona dig these corpses up?
July 7th, 2009 at 12:56 pmHow many bombs do you need to totally destroy the earth?
Not that many.
Republic Fascist Party Warmongers need to be strapped to the first missiles launched.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:57 pmAs time goes on, the more these rethuglicans “haters” keep talking, the more people will ignore their stupid “whining.”
July 7th, 2009 at 12:58 pmThanks again for your worthless opinion , Herman Munster wanna’ be………….
July 7th, 2009 at 12:58 pmWith the repeated rhetoric (and his position as Minority Whip), I’d say Kyl’s looking at a run in ‘12. Of course, what are the odds that the GOP nominates two Arizonans in a row?
July 7th, 2009 at 1:00 pmIt seems like only last year that is was treason to speak ill of the president when he was visiting other countries. I guess that makes kyl a traitor.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:00 pmWho cares, you are absolutly right Spencers mom. It doesnt matter what President Obama does,the repugs will never agree with him or give him credit for anything positive he does for our country. Fck the repugs.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:03 pmWE HAVE ENOUGH NUCLEAR BOMBS TO DESTROY THIS EARTH A 100 TIMES OVER!!!
Who are you fu**en kidding you friggin moron. Kyl, your a fu**en idiot…how about focusing on what Americans need…health care, a manufacturing base and a FU**EN LIFE in America again …..WE DON’T NEED MORE BOMBS…FU** HEAD!!!
July 7th, 2009 at 1:05 pmTP, you’re really going to have to ease up on the Dumb ‘Pub threads, because my lady-like vocabulary is falling into disarray.
PEACE
July 7th, 2009 at 1:07 pmLet’s check a little history here shall we…
START (STrategic Arms Reduction Treaty)
The first START proposal was presented by President Ronald Reagan in Geneva on 29 June 1982, was signed on July 31, 1991 and set to expire on December 5, 2009. Hold it, which president was it again, wow The notoriously liberal President Ronald Reagan!
START II which was signed by President George H. W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin on January 3, 1993. Again, it was signed by another hippie liberal president, this time George H. W. Bush!
If those liberals would just stop trying to engage the Russians in arms treaty’s, we just might be able to defend our selves against the EVIL Communists. /snark
July 7th, 2009 at 1:07 pmI’m with S.mom on this one in not caring what Kyl says.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:09 pmI do want to say that it’s probably not a good idea to buddy up with the Russians for assistance in Afghanistan. We just keep playing into the Taliban’s hand.
More Reich-wing rhetoric with no substance or fact.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:09 pmAll those Ass Clowns AKA GOP war mongers don’t have a clue about security.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:10 pmThey never served in the Military.
A four star General told congress that we need many more troops in Iraq, got himself CANED by Rummy .
As for Kyl… you know nothing. All you and your buddies in Washington know is to say NNNOOOO.
Well I guess a party that believes in killing doctors for “life” would believe that building less nukes means “war”.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:11 pmTP, you’re really going to have to ease up on the Dumb ‘Pub threads, because my lady-like vocabulary is falling into disarray.
Sorry Spencers Mom if my vocabulary is getting out of hand…it’s these idiots that brings out the worst in me. Why can’t a journalist respond to his statement and say…WE HAVE ENOUGH NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO DESTROY THIS EARH A 100 TIMES OVER….HOW MUCH DO WE NEED SIR AND WHY DO WE NEED THEM WHEN WE HAVE ENOUGH TO DO THE JOB????? That would be to much thinking for a journalist???? Right?
July 7th, 2009 at 1:11 pmKyl: Still pissing his pants.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:12 pmWe all know that politics is a dirty game and had been since John Adams ran for President.
I can respect differences of opinion and philosophy, but what I notice about the GOP is they are more than willing to inject slander into the equation.
Take notice of what this idiot Kyl is chirping along with Limpball’s assertion that the terrorist’s better hurry before Obama destroys the country first is in my opinion over the line.
Politics is a hard game, but the Repubs relish in being lying, boorish, ignorant jerks.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:13 pmTracy, why are you quoting President Obama’s speech. Are you impressed?
July 7th, 2009 at 1:14 pmSenator Kyl wants to lie more than he wants to do anything to earn his paycheck.
that’s special.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:16 pmHey, nobody here is interested in your “lady-like vocabulary”. 8-)
July 7th, 2009 at 1:17 pmU.S.-Russian relations are already improving. In addition the the nuclear agreement, U.S. forces can now now fly troops and weapons across its territory at no charge.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:21 pmHey spenser’s mom, your’re offending my delicate sensibilities and I may have to retire to the fainting couch…
And kyl would rather score cheap political points than work to keep our country safe.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:23 pmRight we have enough nuclear weapons to, as Nikita Khrushchev said, to “make the rubble bounce.” It’s time to end this insanity and eliminate these things once and for all. There was little reason to have them in a bi-polar world and now even less to have them in a multi-polar world.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:26 pmSpencers Mom @ 19…..LMFAO….Thanks for the laugh :)
July 7th, 2009 at 1:26 pmThat’s some face first b.s., coming from the party of treason.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:31 pmMy guess is asswipe Kyl is ticking off the fallen republic presidential contenders on his greedy fingers figuring, by attrition, his number will eventually come up.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:33 pmThe poor GOoPers just can’t understand that diplomacy is the path to peace. Plus it makes them look even worse.
President Obama reached an understanding with Russia in a few hours. He’s also stopped offensive patrols in Iraq and, though it remains to be seen who gets what credit, it sure seems like the Pakistani Army has joined the “War on Terror” in a way they didn’t while Chimppy was in office.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:35 pmI’m with a Obama on this one. I think we can, now in the new age of hope and change, trust the Russians. Oh sure they have in the past maybe stepped overboard a few times and killed more of there own people than now live but some times others just make you so mad you do things with out thinking. This is the age of forgiveness. A new day. We can all come together and make this planet of ours better, greener and dog gone it just plain happier.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:36 pmHe just wanted to quote someone, but couldn’t find any Republican quotes worth a crap.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:38 pmwoo-hoo for Slappy – another airball!!!
keep reachin’ for those stars, babe.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:45 pmNo doubt that Obama has consulted the Congressional Foreign Relations members, his security advisers, the CIA, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Obama is not going to make a decision without their input. Kyl is just blowing smoke out his *ss.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:48 pmThere, there, Jon. Don’t fret — we STILL have enough bombs to wipe out the entire human race. We also still have more bombs than the rest of the world combined (except for Russia, who, as part of this deal, will be reducing theirs, too).
This “certain level” you mention is really a wad of crap. As soon as anybody shoots off ONE nuclear bomb, the world is toast. Those of us who grew up during the Cold War fell for the “we HAVE to have more than they do — or else we won’t be safe” meme once, but we now know that the numbers become irrelevant once you have enough to destroy the world.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:52 pmI lived in AZ for more than forty years, voted against McCain and Kyl whenever their names were on the ballot. I would occasionally, when one or the other really honked me off, write them real letters on real paper; both would “write” back — boilerplate, no substance. There’s a reason for that, of course, and it centers around the fact that neither of those buggers HAS any substance.
Anyway, I finally jumped Arizona’s ship and got the hell out. It may be a physically beautiful place, but it’s about as politically screwy as, say, Texas, Oklahoma, and Alaska all wrapped into one. Plus, it has, and continues to elect ad nauseum, the two WORST senators in the history of the Republic (well, close to it anyway — don’t mean to dismiss OK’s and TX’s current rosters out of hand).
Personal message to Kyl: Shut up.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:55 pmThis is a nightmare for the GOP and Israel. Many is made with War not peace. To bad McCain/Palin didn’t win the election as right now the US would be bombing Russia, Iran and North Korea. Yes Bush brought the National Debt to 11 Trillion while giving Iraq 1 Trillion without having them pay the money back. Yes McCain/Palin would have doubled that debt in 1 year and allow thousands of soldiers die based on lies and greed.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:58 pmPresident Obama is looking out for the American People and that hasn’t been in 8 years. World peace was lip service for the Bush Administration and the GOP, the real deal was robbing Taxpayers money and from the generations of the future.
I’ll say it again: ridiculous as it sounds, Kyl’s running for president.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:02 pmsesli sohbet, sesli chat, seslisohbet, seslichat
July 7th, 2009 at 2:04 pmEarth to Kyl: the Cold War is over.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:06 pmTHE UTTERLY SHINNING PANDIA FULL MOON
(Obama in Russia meeting on the full moon?)
(05 July, 2009, 17:35 Michael Lutin for RT (WWW.RussiaToday.Com.)
A first encounter that takes place during a Lunar Eclipse is always highly emotionally charged, feeling that they have known each other all their lives, having found each other at last, the attraction is volcanic and intense a sense of immediate intimacy and the, they have met on common ground, can communicate despite obstacles better than they would have ever guessed, but it only ends in Jackson. So, what do we mean by Jackson, we got married in fever hotter than a pepper spout, but afterward they head to Jackson to end the relationship, D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Slam Bam and Thank-You Maam, returning to different distinct worlds views and lifestyles. This is Vegas what happens here stays here! And according to Michael Lutin, it is not going to be a magic solution to anything on any short term basis.(SOURCE: Michael Lutin for RT (WWW.RussiaToday.Com.)
(The Lycanthropy Moon)
Beware the Full Moon, a sure token and a sign to mortal men and the mark of the beast the Pentagram. The Wolf and various magical phenomena such as shape shifters, lycanthropy, werewolves, shadow hound., drawing their powers from the full moon, in the form of a Media Messiah Imperial President, once again at the Russian Door, the Full Moon is an Evil Omen, and those who come dressed in deception offering a hand in which the Pentagram is marked, are at the door step, and in their mouths is the tongue of the forked snake, and viewing with the evil eye. Hide your Russian Children and curse the ground that the Shape Shifter, is walked upon, by the Evil which comes with the Moon of the Pentagram. This meeting is a cursed to the Russian People, that the Russian People must resist, NOTHING GO CAN COME OF THIS!
(The Roman Goddess Luna)
Luna, Latin for moon, the Luna Noctiluca (”Luna that shines by night”), the words lunacy, lunatic, and loony are derived from Luna because of the folk belief in the moon as a cause of temporal insomnia, periodic insanity. Now, studies have been done by Psychologist, Hospitals, and article upon article written to debunk the idea of the connection between the Full Moon and peoples weird behavior, but any Nurse or COP, Police Office, will swear that when there is a Full Moon all the Loonies crawl out of the walls.
The bottom line is that if you are into Deities then you may be into the idea of Bad Juju, Luck, or Omens, and if you are well THE UTTERLY SHINNING PANDIA FULL MOON, may bring you cause to reflect. WAS THAT A HOWL, or, just another Wacko Jacko want-a-bee, practicing their moves to Thriller???
TRIATHLON
July 7th, 2009 at 2:09 pmNot original to me but:
So we’ll go from having the munitions to destroy the world 8 times over to the munitions to destroy the world 6 times over.
after the first 3 or 4 times, what difference will it make ?
July 7th, 2009 at 2:11 pmTriathlon,
Shouldn’t you be practicing running or something?
Folklore is fine, but try something you’re good at.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:15 pmWhoever dies with the most toys wins.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:15 pmmaple you beat me to it!!!
guess you’re right though. some people just dont feel secure being able to incinerate the entire land mass of the planet ONLY 4-6 times over.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:29 pmsesli sohbet, sesli chat, seslisohbet sesli sohbet sesli chat
July 7th, 2009 at 2:30 pmKyl,another Reublican Chickenbhawk, with a spine made of Yellow-Jello,who never served a day in the military!
July 7th, 2009 at 2:43 pmWhat is it about serving in the military, and the Republican Party, especially their Senators and Representatives,anyone know?
John McCain was not elected President, Senator Kyl. And if he HAD been, we’d probably be fighting with Russia right now over Georgia. Think about that.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:46 pmThe “utterly shinning full moon”??
What the hell is a shinning full moon?
Jebus, you hysterical homeskooled wingnut, learn to spell, won’t you?
July 7th, 2009 at 2:55 pmKyl = disingenuous pig
July 7th, 2009 at 3:06 pmA shining full moon is more powerful to pagans than a full moon obscured by clouds.
July 7th, 2009 at 3:29 pmYou know, it’s to the point where you could write these GOP responces before the trip even begins. Does anybody even listen anymore besides the nutters?
Have they forgotten “The Little Boy That Cried Wolf”, “Chicken Little”?
ACKKKKKK! THE SKY IS FALLING, THE SKY IS FALLING.
SOCIALISM, UNAMERICAN, BLATHER, Blather, blather.
July 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pmYes, Obama needs to protect the U.S. from not getting blowed up by Russia. Or something.
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Tracy__5 Says:
“The future does not belong to those who gather armies on a field of battle or bury missiles in the ground.”
Any takers?
Sure. As the challenged, I get to set the terms of the duel. Both you and I get in a closet, and a referee locks us in. You are armed with two hand grenades, but I have only one. Still think you’re going to win, idiot?
July 7th, 2009 at 4:11 pmI have searched the internet for a record of Senator Kyl’s military record. It seems he is another warmongering chickenhawk who loves war but spent his time in college and a law firm in AZ. What a lousy coward.
July 7th, 2009 at 4:22 pmKYL: In the past, our assessment of what we need to protect our interests as well as the allies that rely on our nuclear umbrella put the number of weapons as a certain level. And the administration is planning to go far below that. … I’m very concerned that the administration is more anxious to make a deal than it is to ensure the protection of the United States.
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Mr Kyl,
In the area of defense and foreign policy you would be advised to let these matters in the hands our leader.
I think the track record of the Republicans for the last 8 years speaks for itself and was a chief reason the Republicans lost the Whitehouse and congress.
Let the professionals do the analysis and make the decisions.
July 7th, 2009 at 6:37 pmYou children can go play and have a tea bagger party.
SlappyMORON is back begging us again for our pity. Sure he is sad, stupid and pathetic. Sure he is delusional enough to think he is clever when he is just pitiful but dont give him any. He is a pity whore. All he can do is beg and beg. He has no pride no self respect and we cant encourage his constant begging. He embarasses crackwhores everywhere with his lack of dignity and self respect
July 7th, 2009 at 7:38 pmTracy__5 Says:
“Are you impressed?”
More like embarrassed.
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Sure you are a stupid punk. You SHOULD be embarassed. Obviously true and profound statements fly over your head like an SST. You are stupid Tracey. You are always going to be stupid
July 7th, 2009 at 7:40 pmSounds like “peace for our time” from 1938. As Obama is doing this, I sure it will work this time.
July 7th, 2009 at 9:39 pmDeuce Coupe Says:
Sounds like “peace for our time” from 1938. As Obama is doing this, I sure it will work this time.
Russia is going to attack us? Please cite your source.
Do you guys actually think that the leader of EVERY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD is really Hitler? Because that’s what it’s starting to sound like…
July 7th, 2009 at 11:04 pmDeuce Coupe Says:
My GOD you are stupid. So you are saying that Obama ceded Chzechoslovakia to someone? Oh no you are saying you are an ignorant brainwashed moron spewing another Limborg talking point because you are WAY too stupid to think for yourself. Well good luck with that
July 8th, 2009 at 1:39 amLord have mercy the GOP get keeps getting more clueless and scarier as the days go by.
July 8th, 2009 at 11:07 amThank you ..
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July 8th, 2009 at 5:13 pmSesli Sohbet
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