Kyl: Obama's missile defense "policy" is to make sure Russia isn't offended

“Their policy has been to curtail defense of the homeland, our U.S. strategic or homeland missile-defense requirements, in favor of regional missile defenses insofar as those do not offend the Russians.”

Noting the administration’s shift away from long-range defenses in Europe toward regional defenses, Mr. Kyl said such defenses are needed but “are not sufficient, especially at the expense of defending our homeland.”

“But because any force that we would deploy that could theoretically be effective against a Russian missile will offend the Russians, then this administration is bound and determined not to go forward with it. That’s very dangerous.”