Venezuela and Cuba offers airbases for Russian long-range bombers

Breaking new from AP and on Yahoo News, the headline reads, “Report: Cuba, Venezuela could host Russian bombers “

According to the AP, Venezuela has offered an island to Russia for an airbase for their long-range bombers. The disturbing revelation is in the following:

“Zhikharev said Chavez had offered "a whole island with an airdrome, which we can use as a temporary base for strategic bombers," the agency reported. "If there is a corresponding political decision, then the use of the island ... by the Russian Air Force is possible."

Interfax reported he said earlier that Cuba has air bases with four or five runways long enough for the huge bombers and could be used to host the long-range planes.”

Yes, Cuba has offered airbases as well. So, Russian bombers could be stationed less than 100 miles from the U.S.

This sure does sounds familiar. Let me pick up my trusty history book that Liberal do not read and see what I can find. Oh yes, in the 1960s, the United States elected an untested, young Liberal President named John Kennedy. Eventually, after the failed operation of the Bay of Pigs (which was the U.S. supported then not supported) attempted to squash the rebellion led by Castro, U.S.S.R. tested the leadership of Kennedy and put nuclear weapons in Cuba. Thus, the Cuban Missile Crisis began. The U.S. and U.S.S.R. came the closet to nuclear war more than any other time in history. Eventually, the crisis was averted after concessions made by the U.S. to remove missiles from Turkey and then U.S.S.R removed their missiles from Cuba.

So, what does all this posturing mean by Russia? They attacked Georgia last year. Russia threatens the Western Bloc countries and Europe with cutting of heating oil. They aid and support Iran with their nuclear program. They have befriended Venezuela. Now, they are planning to put bombers in Cuba and Venezuela.

This should concern the U.S. and their allies, especially with a naïve, diplomatically inapt President. Obama and Hillary Clinton have proved themselves to be unprepared and incompetent, since Inauguration. Russia may see a chance to push their influence into South America and return to Cuba.

This could be disastrous for the U.S especially with the intentions Russia has with Iran, unknown and not trusted. Having bombers this close could be power grab or worse.

With history repeating itself, right before our eyes, we need to be vigilant that we do not make the same mistakes we made in the 1960s. By making concession with U.S.S.R. in the 1960s, we showed a great deal of weakness and lost influence in the Middle East by removing missiles in Turkey. We conceded although Russia escalated the crisis with the missiles. Also, we did create the whole diplomatic blunder by intervening in Cuba’s revolution and then not support them, which allowed Castro and Che Guevara to take power.

Obama needs to show strong leadership and strength or Russia will just push him around again. It is one thing if he loses a diplomatic bout concerning countries half the way around the world. It is something completely different when it is in our own backyard.

This could determine whom controls and influences South America for the coming years. Again, history is repeating itself. I remember Reagan having the problem and he took care of it with leadership through strength.

Let’s see if Obama can. He must for all of our sakes.

Obama shows lack of leadership; Scraps missile defense

On Gateway Pundit, they have the report that Obama has offered to scrap our missile defense system we planned to deploy in the Czech Republic and Poland. We plan to scrap the deployment, if Russia aids in talks with Iran to stop their nuclear weapon development.

This system was to defend Europe from long missile attacks from Iran and possibly Russia. By opening this door to Russia, Obama has shown our enemies a weakness, which they will assuredly exploit.

Bush pushed for the development of this system and negotiated with European countries on its deployment. Poland and other countries signed on when Russia started to hassle Ukraine by shutting off gas supplies and invaded Georgia. All of this was in the last year. Amazing how short of a memory Obama has.

It has been reported Iran has enough nuclear material to make a nuclear weapon and has missiles with the range to hit Europe. Iran has threatened Europe, Israel, and the U.S. with annihilation. Iran said it will build nuclear weapons. They, also, said they would wipe Israel off the face of the earth.

In the face of both of these threats, Obama plans to scrap the only way our allies and we can effectively protect ourselves. By capitulating to Russia, Obama again has shown his diplomatic naiveté and lack of leadership. In the election, Obama displayed his lack of knowledge on how to handle Russia and Georgia. Now, as President, he is using a completely uninformed strategy on Russia who helped Iran develop its nuclear program and is asking them to help end it. Russia has more to win if Iran produces the weapons than helping the U.S. stopping it, especially with all the oil contracts Russia and Iran share.

By placing the missile system on the table, Obama has lost any leverage with Russia. Obama has comprised our relationships with the Western bloc countries, which Democrats have always disregarded. These foundling democracies are our allies and need our support and Obama has just left them for Russia to meddle in again, just as FDR gave them to Stalin at Yalta to the chagrin of Churhill..

This is irresponsible and shows complete lack of leadership on the world stage. Obama just gave up his biggest bargaining chip early and one that Presidents like Kennedy, Reagan, or either Bush would have not even offered. In one political blunder, Obama has proven he is not Reagan or Kennedy, but Carter or FDR—give in to the Communist early and often.

This capitulation to Iran and Russia shows them they can push Obama around and that he is weak and so naïve they can ask for even more. With enemies like these, when you give them an inch they will take until you forcibly stop them. Hitler, U.S.S.R, Hussein, Bin Laden, and the list goes on of examples of who you should and cannot not negotiate with. You cannot show weakness to these types of regimes or they will take and push until they must be defeated.

Obama has opened a Pandora’s box that he won’t be able to close. Again, he has displayed his hubris and naïveté, which embarrasses the U.S. and undermines our ability to protect our allies and homeland. I guess this more change that he promised us.