{"id":38771,"date":"2013-12-07T13:26:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T18:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=38771"},"modified":"2013-12-07T13:26:35","modified_gmt":"2013-12-07T18:26:35","slug":"hagel-promises-an-arms-race-to-gulf-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=38771","title":{"rendered":"Hagel promises an arms race to Gulf allies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chuck Hagel was on the loose in the Persian Gulf region today, according to the Stars & Stripes<\/a>. He promised that the US isn’t abandoning our oil-rich allies, he promised that the US will provide to our friends a missile defense system to protect them from Iran. Apparently, it was a nod to the fact that he already knows that negotiations with Iran won’t be very productive;<\/p>\n

The agreement freezes aspects of Iran\u2019s nuclear program for six months while a permanent deal is sought, but some U.S. allies fear it will embolden Tehran to possibly menace the region.<\/p>\n

In his speech Saturday at the Manama Dialogue, an annual security conference in Bahrain, Hagel offered reassurance, including proposals he said would strengthen regional missile defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoD will not make any adjustments to its forces in the region \u2014 or to its military planning \u2014 as a result of the interim agreement with Iran,\u201d Hagel said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Russia wasn’t very happy when we promised Eastern Europe that we’d provide them with a protective umbrella from a missile attack from Russia. In fact, they were so not happy, that President Obama cancelled the operation. I’m pretty sure that Iran will complain about a US provided security system for Iran’s neighbors, too. <\/p>\n

I can’t help but wonder why it’s such a good idea for our Gulf allies, but not so much for our European allies. And I also can’t help but wonder how the Obama Administration thinks that a bunch of missiles aimed at Iran won’t start an arms race in the region, and why they don’t think that those missiles will provide Iran with an excuse to continue their nuclear program. Also, I’m not sure how the missile shield will provide a defense against the butt-bombers, shoe-bombers, car-bombers and the other various bombers who are being exported from Iran.<\/p>\n

Yeah, I know a missile shield is a defensive measure, but that’s not how it’s going to be portrayed in the international media. You know, if we drilled for and refined our own oil we wouldn’t have to give anyone there anything except a couple of shovels full of dirt when they get done with each other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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