This

is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.

Yesterday,

the Pentagon at long last cut the ribbon on a new missile defense deployment in

Eastern Europe.  A decided chill was cast

on the celebration of this milestone, however, by threats from Russia to

respond with nuclear attacks on the basing nation, Romania. 

Early

in his presidency, Barack Obama foolishly sought to lubricate his vaunted

“reset” of relations with Moscow by canceling an anti-missile capability that

would, several years ago, have started protecting our European allies and the American homeland from Iranian –

but not Russian – ballistic

missiles.  

By

contrast, the relatively modest “Aegis Ashore” system declared operational on

Thursday still can’t stop Russia’s vast missile threat to Europe – and won’t

defend us against Iran’s. 

Putin

has long hoped to shatter the NATO alliance. 

Obama’s earlier appeasement and belated, half-a-loaf reversal has

emboldened Russia’s dictator, perhaps actually to try to do it. 

This

is Frank Gaffney.