| Video Shows Obama Presidency Would Weaken U.S. Military
Video Shows Obama Presidency Would Weaken U.S. Military
A non-partisan organization has posted a video showing Barack Obama vowing to adopt military policies that the group asserts would "jeopardize our battlefield superiority."
The Center for Individual Freedom said the video was first posted online in late 2007. It depicts the Democratic presidential candidate delivering a message to a group called Caucus4Priorities and promising to cut "tens of billions of dollars" in military spending.
The cuts would come at a time "when our armed forces are already stretched and in need of new weapon technologies and armor," CFIF said.
In the video, Obama declares:
"As president, I will end misguided defense policies and stand with Caucus4Priorities in fighting special interests in Washington.
"First, I'll stop spending $9 billion a month in Iraq. I'm the only major candidate who opposed this war from the beginning. And as president I will end it.
"Second, I will cut tens of billions of dollars in wasteful spending. I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems. I will not weaponize space.
"I will slow our development of future combat systems."
About that last statement, CFIF says: "Think about the frightening implications of this pledge for a moment.
"Future combat systems are the cornerstone of American military modernization and superiority. As America fights the war on terror and deters potential military aggression by rogue nations, advanced combat systems provide us with better equipment, unmatched situational awareness, and communication systems that result in American battlefield domination...
"Despite this, Sen. Obama bizarrely pledges to jeopardize our battlefield superiority."
In the video, Obama also states: "I will set a goal of a world without nuclear weapons. To seek that goal, I will not develop new nuclear weapons, I will seek a global ban on the production of fissile material, and I will negotiate with Russia to take our ICBMs off hair-trigger alert, and to achieve deep cuts in our nuclear arsenals."
CFIC concludes: "In what realm does Sen. Obama's ideology dwell, that he would expect his promises to somehow endear him to American swing voters?
"What makes Sen. Obama's statement most perplexing is the fact that he already faces an uphill battle to convince American voters that he won't be the second coming of Jimmy Carter in undermining our military forces."
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