Obama's nuclear-free vision mired in debate

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President Obama's ambitious plan to begin phasing out nuclear weapons has run up against powerful resistance from officials in the Pentagon and other U.S. agencies, posing a threat to one of his most important [? childish fantasy is one of 'most important' ? It's the LATimes] foreign policy initiatives.

Obama laid out his vision of a nuclear-free world in a speech in Prague, Czech Republic, last April, pledging that the U.S. would take dramatic steps to 'lead the way'. [I.e., unilateral disarmament]

Nine months later, the administration is locked in internal debate over a top-secret policy blueprint for shrinking the U.S. nuclear arsenal and reducing the role of such weapons in America's military strategy and foreign policy.

The Pentagon has stressed the importance of continued U.S. deterrence, an objective Obama has said he agrees with. But a senior Defense official acknowledged in an interview that some officials are concerned that the administration may be going too far.

The debate represents another collision between Obama's administration and key parts of the national security establishment, after scrapes over troop levels in Afghanistan and missile defenses in Eastern Europe.

White House officials, unhappy with early Pentagon-led drafts of the blueprint known as the Nuclear Posture Review, have stepped up their involvement in the deliberations and ordered that the document reflect Obama's preference for sweeping change...

[No doubt utilizing his vast experience as a community organizer to countermand the advice of our national defense professionals.

Why do we allow any adults, in the media or the White House, to say such things as 'nuclear free' and not be publicly ridiculed for their insanity? Does any adult not understand that the closest thing to it possible is leaving only the bad guys with them?]

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