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World Peace Comes Through Strength<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Ak’Bar A. Shabazz (bio<\/a>)
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Imagine if, when local governments meet to create a budget for their police departments, they entertain requests from criminals against buying bulletproof vests and other protective gear.<\/span><\/p>\n

After all, allowing the police to armor-up puts criminals at a disadvantage.\u00a0 How can crooks succeed if cops can block their bullets?<\/span><\/p>\n

Worse still, imagine the government agreed.\u00a0 While some lawmakers might commend themselves for saving money or “leveling the playing field,” police officers would be left crossing their fingers and hoping they never find themselves outgunned.<\/span><\/p>\n

This obviously doesn’t happen – or does it?<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s not an issue of just protecting cops from getting capped.\u00a0 It’s protecting everyone from getting nuked!<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though North Korea – a rogue nuclear power – recently tested a missile that can hit Hawaii and Alaska, President Obama wants to reduce spending on our missile defense program by 15 percent. Although Iran is gearing up to be a nuclear power, we are cutting key programs giving us with a key strategic military advantage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Russians and Chinese have long been displeased with our missile defense program.\u00a0 Although both are nuclear powers, they lack the missile defense technology we have that could render their weapons ineffective.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anti-missile efforts, begun under President Reagan, are a factor in the collapse of the Soviet Union.\u00a0 Now, placement of our missile defense technology in Eastern Europe reduces Russian influence.<\/span><\/p>\n

American anti-war activists, curiously, have also been against missile defense – which ended the Cold War – since its inception.\u00a0 They don’t seem to like our nation’s position as the dominant world power, and it appears they would like to see our military and its influence reduced to be on par with the rest of the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Missile defense, however, has a proven record of success and a world-changing impact without even being fully deployed.\u00a0 Why is it being thrown away at a time when it may be needed now more than ever?<\/span><\/p>\n

Laser-guided weapons to shoot down multiple missiles at a time may now be headed to the scrap heap.\u00a0 Additional interceptor missiles will likely never be deployed to Alaska, leaving us exposed to rogue missiles when we have the technology to protect against them.\u00a0 At the recent G20 summit, Obama even suggested eventually dismantling our nation’s nuclear arsenal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To mend fences with foreign governments, the Obama Administration has sought to “reset” its diplomacy.\u00a0 This should not come at the expense of national security.\u00a0 It’s preferable to be the dominant world power that other countries may hate, envy and imitate than being a well-liked country unable to defend itself or its interests.<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korea is not the only country with dicey relations with the U.S. seeking to be a serious player on the nuclear stage.\u00a0 Syria, which has acquired nuclear materials, is getting help from Iran and Venezuela to build up its missile program.\u00a0 Iran is unrepentant in its desire to become a nuclear power, and recently claimed to have over 7,000 centrifuges to produce enriched uranium.\u00a0 Although Iran says their nuclear technology will be used strictly for civilian purposes, it’s not difficult to convert that technology to military form for use on a warhead – and it’s not difficult to see them doing exactly that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s nice to have international friends.\u00a0 It’s nice to get together with governments we are at odds with to find common ground.\u00a0 It’s nice to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.\u00a0 But it’s also nice to know the United States can do so from a position of strength.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s not in our best interest to destroy our nation’s strategic advantage for the same reason we cannot give criminals a ballistic advantage over the police.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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