President Obama, World Tour 09: Prague

World President Barack Obama spoke today from Prague, Czech Republic on the need for total nuclear disarmament, calling on the citizens of Earth to create “peace in our time,” to quote another failed politician.

In his speech this morning, Obama delivered the wrist slap to North Korea we’d all been waiting on, at least after the U.N. “surprisingly” failed to act. In a passing, off-hand statement, Obama condemned the launch by North Korea of a ballistic missile, “Rules must be binding,” he said. “Violations must be punished. Words must mean something.” However, North Korea’s launch was in direct conflict with a 2006 U.N. Security Council Resolution. (See, Mr. President, these resolutions are just words). FOXNews reports, in the end, President Obama addressed the North Korea crisis at least a dozen times. Unfortunately, he said nothing stronger.

The meat of this speech dealt with the utopian fairy world I sometimes (read: everyday) feel he lives in. He spoke of a day when nuclear weapons will no longer be necessary, a day we all hope for, but the president laid out a plan in which a new nuclear non-proliferation treaty is drawn up, and all so-called “good” countries sign, agreeing to drastically pare down their nuclear weapons arsenals. While in liberal theory, this sounds good, it’s unrealistic, just like so many other liberal policies. Sure, perhaps we and Western Europe will agree and actually follow such a treaty, but how does anyone in their right mind believe al Queda or Russia will? Of course they won’t!

The president did said we would maintain large enough stockpiles to fend off any threat from rogue nations such as Iran or North Korea, but I have sneaky suspicion his idea of “large enough” and reality are two different things. If these groups want these weapons, nothing this current administration is apparently willing to do (talk them to death) or the U.N. says is going to stop them from acquiring these weapons.

Lending to his role as a “world citizen” Obama received large cheers from the Czech crowd when he told them his new treaty would provide safe, clean nuclear energy technology to the whole world, and that the U.S. had donated a very large sum of money to the IMF to provide a sort of “global stimulus package.” Mr. President, need I remind you who you serve? As much as I’m sure it pains you to admit it, you are not the President of the Czech Republic, or of the farther-right-than-us European Union. You are the American President, and we have enough problems of our own; we don’t need you galavanting across the countryside of the Old World undermining our security by blatantly telling the terrorists we’re dumping nuclear power.

You just don’t get it, do you, Mr. President?

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North Korea Launches Missile

Around 9:30 CDT this evening the communist North Korean government in Pyongyang launched a missile with the supposed intent of putting a satellite in orbit. The international community, including the United States, was suspicious of this intention, given North Korea’s very public nuclear aspirations. However, besides a few “slap on the wrist” press release exchanges, no one was willing to stop this dangerous act. South Korea is scared out of its mind, Japan is worried, given its proximity, and, well, the United States says this a “provocative” action.

Honestly, is that the best we could come up with? How about a, “If you dare shoot that ‘blasted’ thing into the sky, Kim Jong Il, we’ll shoot it down before you can say ‘Red Scare’.” But did our new President take the necessary steps to keep America safe? Of course not. The “Global Citizen”, South Korea, and Japan all referred the situation to the ever-so-helpful UN Security Council. Sorry to break it to you, Mr. President, but we’ve already administered the slap on the wrist… there’s not much more the Security Council will do.

Now, there is the (slight) chance that North Korea was simply looking to expand its space program. Perhaps all this missile contained was a satellite. But we cannot allow (warning: political incorrectness to follow) evil nations like North Korea to possess the knowledge or technology to launch rockets into space. It’s a small step to switch out a so-called “satellite” with a nuclear warhead, especially with the temptation such a missile provides; this rocket can reach the United States.

Mr. President, I call on you to do you Constitutional duty to protect the United States America and her citizens. Contrary to popular European belief, and those that you seemingly personally hold. your duty is not to the world, it’s to us and to our national interests, including our defense. I’m going to come right out and say it: forget about courting Europe, its leaders are beginning to think you’re an economic fool as it is, anyway. America is not an evil nation, nor are we “arrogant.” That’s you. We’re tired of you tearing us down; sure, we’ve made mistakes, but stick up for our good traits, stand up for America and protect us.

Mr. President, words won’t do it this time, teleprompter or not. It’s time for strong action against North Korea. I’m not calling for war by any means, but we must send a strong message to Pyongyang that launches such as this will NOT be tolerated.

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