Sunday, February 28, 2010
Obama Administration Kills 23,000 Jobs
Obama’s Space Policies Are Short Sided
Florida Today - 23,000 now expected to lose jobs after shuttle retirement
The Space Shuttle is being retired and Barack Obama has cancelled the Constellation program that was to be the Space Shuttle’s replacement. The cost, 23,000 jobs lost. The damage to ‘National Security’ is incalculable.
Barack Obama’s ignorance of the importance of space power is unbelievable. A paper published by the White House, A National Security Strategy for a New Century, October 1998 said the following…
Space has emerged as a new global information utility with extensive political, diplomatic, military, and economic implications for the United States. Unimpeded access to and use of space is essential for protecting U.S. national security and promoting our prosperity.
Let me repeat part of that..
‘Unimpeded access to and use of space is essential for protecting U.S. national security and promoting our prosperity.’
It’s already obvious to me that the President of the United States cares little for national security or the nation’s prosperity. He’s ruining everything else, might as well add manned space flight to the list.
If you want to read the importance of maintaining our dominance in space you should read this paper by Lt Col Mark E. Harter, USAF.
Ten Propositions Regarding Space Power
The paper deals with the military aspects of ‘Space Power’ and the significance to ‘National Security.’
Blogging • Space Exploration • National Security • Obama Nation • Permalink
