Will WikiLeaks Sink New START?
Sally McNamara /
The Wikileaks revelations have been described as the “9/11 of diplomacy”. One not-so-secret revelation, however, is news that the Obama Administration doesn’t hold the transatlantic alliance in particularly high regard. For Obama, America’s European allies are like pawns on a chess board—to be arm twisted into supporting the Democrats political agenda wherever necessary. And nothing is higher on Obama’s agenda right now the New START Treaty.
The latest European voice ‘spontaneously’ calling for ratification of the treaty is Anders Fogh Rasmussen, secretary general of NATO. Rasmussen states: “As a former member of the Danish Parliament, I know better than to tell U.S. senators what to do.” Then he goes on to tell the Senate exactly what to do—to ratify New START. And his primary reasoning for this support? That New START will lead to a second treaty of greater importance of Europe—namely, on tactical nuclear weapons in Europe. (more…)