Fierce Reaction Against John Bolton's And John Yoo's Op-Ed On The New Start Treaty

Presidents Obama and Medvedev signing the New START (www.kremlin.ru)

Why Rush To Cut Nukes? -- John Bolton And John Yoo, New York Times

THE sweeping Democratic midterm losses last week raise serious questions for President Obama and a lame-duck Congress. Voters want government brought closer to the vision the framers outlined in the Constitution, and the first test could be the fate of the flawed New Start arms control treaty, which was signed by President Obama and President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia last spring but awaits ratification. The Senate should heed the will of the voters and either reject the treaty or amend it so that it doesn’t weaken our national defense.

The treaty’s supporters are likely to try to rush it through the Senate before Congress adjourns. They worry that since the Republicans have gained six seats, New Start will fail to get the required two-thirds majority when the new Senate convenes in January.

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More News On Reaction To John Bolton's And John Yoo's Op-Ed On The New Start Treaty

Dishonest, Devious, and Dangerous: A close reading of John Bolton and John Yoo's ridiculous op-ed about the New START nukes treaty. -- Fred Kaplan, Slate
John Bolton’s Bizarro World -- Page van der Linden, Arms Control Wonk
Malice Aforethought, Yoo, and Bolton -- ondelette, FDL
New York Times Gives Prime Op-Ed Space to Warmongers Bolton, Yoo -- Jim White, FDL
Bolton and Yoo on New START -- Bellum, Stanford Review
Should the Senate Ratify New START? -- Daniel Larison, American Spectator
New START and “The Will of the Voters” -- American Conservative
Time for the US to level with Russia -- Rupert Cornwell, The Independent
Why Senate Republicans should pass the New START treaty -- Robert Kagan, Washington Post
US approval of arms pact with Russia looking shaky -- Seattle PI/AP
Kerry says momentum building for START treaty vote in December -- The Hill
Top US Senator hopeful of START approval in 2010 -- AFP
White House warns on stockpile in push for treaty -- Financial Times

My Comment: John Bolton And John Yoo do know how to get under the skin of most of their opponents, and they do not fail in their New York Times Op-Ed piece on the New START Treaty.

As to what is my take, I do not know of any major international treaty (ever) being approved by a lame duck U.S. Senate .... and I do not expect this history to change with the current lame duck Senate.