Putin pwns Obama yet again [Fritzworth]

So, explain to me again why it was so critical for US diplomacy and Obama's standing to rush the START treaty through the lame duck session?

Russian lawmakers gave preliminary approval Friday to an arms agreement with the United States, but signaled they would slow progress on the so-called New START treaty to a crawl after it was rushed through Congress earlier this week with some 11th-hour arm-twisting by President Obama. 

The treaty cleared an initial hurdle through Moscow's lower house of parliament, but a senior lawmaker said the treaty won't get full approval until at least next month. 

Konstantin Kosachev, head of the State Duma's foreign affairs committee, said that the treaty would need a total of three required readings before it can be fully ratified. He said full ratification could only happen next month "at the earliest." 

And, of course, the Clowns of Congress felt it absolutely had to be completed in this lame duck session. I may send a letter with a copy of this article to every RINO who supported START. ..fritz..

posted by Open Blogger at 10:15 AM

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