RSSLugar faults Obama over missile defense
From: The Washington Times | September 29, 2009
A top Republican senator involved in foreign affairs and ally of President Obama in the past said Monday that the White House’s decision to scrap the George W. Bush administration’s plan for missile defense in Eastern Europe was “unfortunate.” Sen. Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, criticized the “abruptness” of Mr. Obama’s decision to scrap plans for defenses against long-range Iranian missiles in Poland and the Czech Republic, in favor of a strategy aimed at short- and mid-range projectiles. Mr. Lugar, who was a key ally to Mr. Obama during his time as …
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