The long, partisan road to national missile defense

From: Human Events | Date: October 27, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Left Has Persistently Opposed Program that Led to Cold War Victory and is Needed Now More than Ever

On September 30, President Bush signed a Defense appropriation that included a generous $9.1 billion for a national missile defense system.

The funding supports a program that most Americans see as an obvious need in the post 9-11 world, where rogue regimes and unstable governments are working to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads.

Yet, national missile defense remains a partisan issue-bitterly opposed by many liberals since its inception. This year's increased ...

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