Getting it Right on Missile Defense

CNN has just reported that Obama has rebuffed the argument that the rightist Polish PM made that he (Obama) will continue the missile defense system deployment in Poland.

Obama's spokesman stated that he has not changed his position: that he may deploy it once the technology is workable.

This is a good start toward defusing a ridiculous tempest about nothing that was developing with respect to Russia and this missile defense question.

I've posted on this before (http://chinshihtang.blogspot.com/2008/10/who-will-defend-us-from-star-wars.html): the argument about protecting Europe from Iran is phony; it's a provocation to Russia, and an unnecessary one because everyone knows the damn thing don't work. And, even if it worked, it wouldn't work.

I suppose someone will criticize Obama for "letting the cat out of the bag" that it doesn't work. Unfortunately, the bag is wide open and the cat can get out anytime it wants. Poland shouldn't depend on it--for anything--Russia will no longer be able to use it as an excuse for provocations of its own, and--hopefully--we'll save a few billion a year that we'd otherwise totally waste.

Thank you, Mr. President-elect!