President Obama’s comment that he will work to get rid of nuclear arms worldwide is raising alarms for a retired deputy commander for the U.S. military in the Pacific, who said such “pipe dreams” simply are unrealistic.
Obama, on a tour through Europe and Iraq this week, said that all nations must be working to eliminate nuclear arms, especially the United States, since it is the only nation ever to use one.
He described the United States’ obligation as a “moral responsibility.”
His comments came even as the rogue dictatorship of North Korea launched a rocket that traveled 2,000 miles before falling into the sea, demonstrating its advancing expertise in rocketry.
“If we believe that the spread of nuclear weapons is inevitable, then we are admitting to ourselves that the use of nuclear weapons is inevitable,” Obama claimed.
However, retired U.S. Army Major General Paul Vallely, who served as deputy commanding general in the Pacific and wrote “Endgame: The Blueprint for Victory in the War on Terror,” said such statements aren’t realistic.
“I think it’s another part of the Obama administration pipe dreams. It’s not going to happen. Certainly China and Russia are not going to back down from their programs,” he said.
His comments came in an interview with Greg Corombos of Radio America/WND. Audio of the interview is embedded here:
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Vallely said Iran also is headed towards full nuclear capability, and there are the programs in North Korea and Pakistan.
“Dream on President Obama. It’s not going to happen,” he said.
Vallely also said it is threats such as North Korea or Iran to which the U.S. military readiness needs to be targeted.
“Great planners and strategists always consider … the global threats, wherever they are,” he said.
Vallely said the latest budget proposals for the U.S. Department of Defense seem not to have taken those considerations into account.
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