Obama and the Missile Defense Shield

Obama has made so many mistakes in his nearly eight months as president.

This one is huge. It is astronomical in its potential to change the international balance of power and alter the hope for peace.

US lawmakers denounce missile defense shift

President Barack Obama's Republican foes on Thursday denounced his move to cut back missile defense shield plans in Europe, charging he underestimated the threat of Iran and undercut US allies.

"The decision announced today by the Administration is dangerous and short-sighted," the number two Republican in the Senate, Jon Kyl, said in a statement.

The shift leaves the United States "vulnerable to the growing Iranian long-range missile threat" but also sends a chilling message to former Soviet satellites who braved Moscow's anger to support the system, he charged.

"This will be a bitter disappointment, indeed, even a warning to the people of Eastern Europe," said Kyl, who underlined that missile defense hosts Poland and the Czech Republic had sent troops to Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Today the Administration has turned its back on these allies," said Kyl.

Representative Buck McKeon, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, called Obama's decision a worrying sign that the White House "doesn't recognize the threat posed by the Iranian regime."

"I am concerned that the administration is heading down a path where it is willing to undercut our allies and cave to Russian demands on vital national security matters," he said in a statement.

McKeon noted that Obama had pledged, during an April visit to Prague, to "go forward with European missile defenses as long as Iran continues to pose a threat."

Another broken promise by Obama.

Can you hear a chorus of voices coming from Poland and the Czech Republic, echoing across the globe, shouting to Obama, "You lie"?

Thanks to Obama, Putin and Ahmadinejad must be celebrating and chanting, "YES WE CAN!"

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Oh, my God. This is not good.

Obama and his administration is underestimating Iran, and reneging on promises made to our allies.