Obama's Missile Defense Cuts Come Under Attack

Saturday, September 19, 2009 7:28 PM

By: Chris Wessling

As President Barack Obama's campaign promise of cutting back on missile defense gets closer to becoming a reality, critics are worried that America's enemies will be emboldened to act on their evil impulses.

According to a Newsmax.TV Special Report by Kathleen Walter, President Barack Obama is slashing America's missle defense budget by $1.4 billion, or 15 percent, for fiscal 2010. That's about the same amount as just one day of spending in Obama's economic stimulus package.

“In a year where North Korea is lighting off rockets over the Pacific Ocean, the same year we're cutting

our missile defense systems, just doesn't make sense to me,â€