Start Treaty Hypocrisy
Hyped support reveals gross hypocrisy about a deeply flawed process and outrageous price for it. More on that below. Yet a September 14 New York Times editorial headlined, "Ratify the New Start Treaty," saying;
"Failure to ratify this treaty would be hugely costly for American credibility and security....The Senate needs to ratify New Start now."
In fact, endorsing ratification undermines the Times' credibility. More why below.
A more recent Washington Post November 19 editorial headlined, "The New START pact should be passed, not politicized," saying:
"....the treaty ought to be approved. But no calamity will befall the United States if the Senate does not act this year....In reality, Mr. Obama's urgency (has) less to do with national security than with the upcoming shift in Senate seats" next year.
The Los Angeles Times said ratifying Start could be
"a defining moment for Obama. Failure might be regarded abroad as confirmation that the administration is too weak to put its stamp on world affairs."
Most major media reports endorse ratification. None explain key facts about a deeply flawed treaty or what's ahead when implemented. An earlier article on Obama's Nuclear Posture Review explained why, accessed through this link.
Calling it old wine in new bottles, it explained that nuclear disarmament or serious reductions aren't envisioned or planned. New and upgraded weapons will replace outdated ones. Dangerous testing will continue, and billions of dollars will be committed to proliferate a first-strike capability with overwhelming destructive power, including from space. Obama's Nuclear Posture Review was more about war making than prevention.