Obama Pledges No First Use of Nuclear Weapons Under Any Circumstances

[jordan179]

Courtesy of banner (http://banner.livejournal.com/862692.html) news from The New York Times ("Obama Limits When U.S. Would Use Nuclear Arms," by David E. Sanger and Peter Baker, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/ ( Read more... )

Comments

[weerdbeard]

On a brighter note I WILL point out that Obama has pretty much lied about EVERYTHING else he's pledged. So saying there will be no first-strike should be as comforting to our enemies as his pledge to end "Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell" is to closeted gays on active duty. Or his pledge to not raise taxes on people making under a quarter-mil. (Guess what, we made under that this year and just did our taxes!)

expiration date

[marycatelli]

He doesn't lie. His promises just have expiration dates.

All of them.

There is a certain amount of amusement in watching baffled souls run across this when it was obvious even during the campaign.

Re: expiration date

[zerorevenge]

His promises just have expiration dates.

Go out, and buy yourself a cake. You earned it. You may now have your cake and eat it too. :D

Re: expiration date

[stauros]

I think that phrase originated with Jim Geraghty of NRO's "Campaign Spot".

[jordan179]

On a brighter note I WILL point out that Obama has pretty much lied about EVERYTHING else he's pledged. So saying there will be no first-strike should be as comforting to our enemies as his pledge to end "Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell" is to closeted gays on active duty.

Good point!