August 1, 2006 :: The Weekly Standard :: Analysis
An election year is the perfect time to generate national support for a robust, multi-layered missile defense shield, writes Fred Barnes in
The Weekly Standard. Polls have shown that the American public overwhelmingly supports missile defense, even more so given North Korea’s recent tests launches and Iran’s relentless drive to acquire nuclear weapons. Democrats, who kept missile defense spending at anemic levels during the Clinton years and have attempted to block deployments under President Bush, are vulnerable on the issue. Yet most Americans are not aware that if Democrats capture either the House or Senate, funding for missile defense may be dangerously curtailed and deployments postponed. To avert this, missile defense must become a major campaign issue for Republicans and the Bush administration. “The issue can be laid out very simply,” writes Barnes. “We need robust missile defense for the safety of America; Democrats are standing in the way; vote Republican.”
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