why doesn't the gop want an arms treaty with russia?

[spanone]

Arms Treaty With Russia Hits Snag as G.O.P. Balks


President Obama’s hopes of ratifying a new arms control treaty with Russia by the end of the year appeared to come undone on Tuesday as the chief Senate Republican negotiator moved to block a vote on the pact, one of the White House’s top foreign policy goals, in the lame-duck session of Congress.

The announcement by the senator, Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Republican point man on the issue, blindsided and angered the White House, which vowed to keep pressing for approval of the so-called New Start treaty. But the White House strategy had hinged entirely on winning over Mr. Kyl, and Democrats, who began scrambling for a backup plan, said they considered the chances of success slim.

Winning approval of the treaty will only become harder for the White House next year, when Democrats will have six fewer seats in the Senate, forcing the administration to rely on additional Republican votes to reach the 67 needed for ratification.

The treaty, which would force both countries to pare back nuclear arsenals and resume mutual inspections that lapsed last year for the first time since the cold war, is the centerpiece of two of Mr. Obama’s signature goals: restoring friendly relations with Russia and putting the world on a path toward eventually eliminating nuclear arms. A failure to ratify the treaty could freeze both efforts and, some analysts said, undermine Mr. Obama’s credibility on the world stage.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/world/europe/17start.html?ref=global-home&pagewanted=print

[NuclearDem]

1. BECAUSE NUKES ARE THE AMERICAN WAY

AND PLUS, WE DON'T DARE SUBMIT TO THEM COMMIES

:sarcasm:

[AtomicKitten]

2. Because those Ruskies are commie bastards. nt

[midnight]

3. "Money trumps Peace"- GOP

[Greg K]

4. Because it would make Obama look good. nt

[struggle4progress]

9. +

[Pirate Smile]

5. Because it would be an accomplishment for President Obama along with being good for the Country.

It is more important to stop something good for Obama then it is to help the Country.

That's been their guiding principal since before Obama was sworn in. Why stop now? Because it will damage our relationship with Russia which may also damage our sanctions which are working to isolate Iran without taking military action and it will make the world more insecure and make the proliferation of nuclear weapons more probably and .... - Hey, as Mitch said, the number one priority of the Republican Senators is to make sure Obama doesn't get reelected. They aren't going to let the good of the Country and the World interfere with that.

[global1]

8. Yep - One Word - Waterloo.......nt

[HEyHEY]

6. I don't trust them either

sorry, I don't

[spanone]

10. an arms treaty would promote more trust

[HEyHEY]

11. promoting it and it actually existing are two different things.

[spanone]

14. you got to start somewhere.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Well I hope Mr. Kumbaya finally gets it

after all it does take two to tango...

And I suspect that they realize the gig is up in Afghanistan... so they need a new way to keep their buddies in the Weapons Industry well supplied.

This shit used to stop at the water's edge as well, but it no longer does, that is a bad sign...

[no_hypocrisy]

12. You can't have enough enemies with nuclear warheads.

[old mark]

13. Because Obama wants it and did the groundwork for it - they want him to fail...

they are all about politics, and not at all about the good of the US.

mark