President Obama signed a proposed treaty with Russia on Thursday that will reduce the potency of the American military. It is a proposal that will undermine US security in the opinion of this writer. But, what do I know? More instructive are the opinions of former presidents. Let's read their words, working backward through time....So in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to resist the temptation of pride-the temptation blithely to declare yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an Evil Empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong, good and evil.[and]We cannot play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent. --Ronald W. ReaganOr, perhaps, we need a Democrat's perspective: It is unfortunate that we secure peace only through preparing for war. --Jack KennedyEight years before JFK,...(Read Full Post)