The United States and Russia formally inaugurated their new START nuclear arms treaty on Saturday, capping two years of work to "reset" the sometimes strained ties between the former Cold War enemies.
Perhaps Russia's foreign minister isn't clear on that "reset" thing:
Russia's foreign minister is indicating that he opposes slapping more international sanctions on Iran in the standoff over its nuclear program.
But hey, I expect no less from the Russians these days. I'm sure the Obama administration will keep looking for one more give-away to Moscow that will demonstrate just how serious we are about "reset." And then the Russians will have a kumbaya moment, gaze at that cheesy "reset" button Secretary of State Clinton gave them with new respect, and become just our bestest buddies.
Oh, and speaking of "reset" in the Obama administration:
Information about every Trident missile the US supplies to Britain will be given to Russia as part of an arms control deal signed by President Barack Obama next week.
Who knew our "special relationship" was that special?
At what point will this administration cease reaching out to enemies and competitors and throwing allies and friends under the bus in their mistaken notion that this is restoring our reputation abroad? This is shameful behavior. I don't know what else to call it.
I hope our British friends understand that a lot of us here still believe in the special relationship with Britain. But how Britain can trust our government from now in is beyond me. If the British pull out of Afghanistan despite the fact that we both have an interest in beating the jihadis there, don't be too shocked.
We screwed a friend to get a lousy agreement that benefits a frenemy that has no interest in changing. Our foreign relations are being reset, alright. I will be shocked if we have any friends at all after this administration leaves office.
I'm just disgusted. If this betrayal of an ally is true, I'm just disgusted with this administration. I hope I can update this post with a relieved correction. But sadly, the whole affair smells of standard operating procedure in the age of hope and change.
