Fox Sunday w/Chris Wallace

This edition of Pannel Plus discusses the need for a missle defense in the wake of a poissible missle test by North Korea in a few days.

Overseas Contingency Operation?

It appears part of the change that President Obama has brought to Washington, D.C. has been to change the vocabulary that is to be used to describe the conflict we are facing. This week it has been announced that instead of the Global War on Terror this administration will be using the more politically correct term, Overseas Contingency Operation.

In related news Secretary Napolitano will be referring to terrorist acts as Man made disasters.

If this change is an inkling of what President Obama will bring to our foreign policy, I can't say it inspires great confidence. The fact that the Administration is changing the vocabulary alone would not be an issue, but it appears they doing this so as not to offend anyone. We of course wouldn't want to offend the terrorists of Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, or Hamas, nor would we want to offend any of the radical Islamists. This is a sign of weakness, and will not engender anything but ridicule from these terrorist groups.

Obama's Message to Iran

In President Obama's message to the Iranian leadership on Norouz, their new year, he appears to give tacit approval of plans for nuclear enrichment. While he does say terrorism and arms will not be condoned, his appeal appears to be weak and to a belligerent leadership, a admittance that they have won the battle of wills.


When Iranian officials were asked their opinion of his appeal, they said sanctions would have to be lifted, but also no talks could proceed if we continue to support Israel. This of course is out of the question. A nation such as ours should never cease to support such stalwart allies as we have in Israel.



I do not see this as the great opening to Tehran that the liberal media has been waiting for, but rather another setback by a president who has shown himself to be woefully naive in the ways of foreign policy. The current composition of the Iranian leadership is one that will not be open to negotiations unless their ludicrous demands are met, and as such not leaders any civilized nation can deal with. The only way Iran should be dealt with is if the theocratic dictatorship is overthrown and replaced with reasonable leaders. Freedom and liberty for the Iranian people should remain an important aspect of our strategy to deal with Iran, not accommodation.