Chinese President Hu Jintao and new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev say in a joint statement that the plan "does not help to maintain strategic balance and stability or strengthen international efforts to control nonproliferation."
I'm sorry, but I think that nonproliferation is served by making sure every tinpot dictator knows that a single nuke doesn't make them master of all they survey.
And I really want them to explain the strategic balance item. Do either Hu or Medvedev want to explain why they think they should retain the right to nuke us without any problem?
Or do they just want Iran and North Korea to retain the ability to strike us with nukes? At least that situation keeps nukes pointed at us that don't result in a devastating American nuclear retaliation on Peking or Moscow, eh?
Or perhaps, do either think we are contemplating a first strike behind such a shield?
Come on, speak up! Hu? Medvedev? Bueller? Anyone at all?
I thought not. Build the global missile defense system. And send Rice to explain this--again. Well, it's my fantasy conversation anyway.
