New START Support: The Graph
The bipartisan support for the New START treaty has been so overwhelming that die-hard treaty opponents are having a hard time finding credible experts to back up their claims. That doesn’t keep them from trying.
The Heritage Foundation, the center of all things anti-START, recently posted a blog in which they listed the experts in opposition to New START. They said:
One of the most egregious arguments peddled by New START proponents is that no reasonable arms control expert is opposed to New START. That is blatantly false. Americans deserve honesty in this debate…The list of experts is large…
Heritage wants to tally expert opinions on the treaty. Challenge accepted.
Final Tally: 70 experts for, 6 against. [Click to Enlarge the Graph}
Supporters: 70 Heritage: 6
Over Seventy former high-level government officials and senior military officers have come out in support of New START. In addition, every administration official supported the treaty, from Hillary Clinton, to Bob Gates, and, representing the entire uniformed military, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Michael Mullen.
Heritage rounded up six – five George W. Bush appointees and a former Senator.
The scoreboard overwhelmingly favors New START. The policy debate has been settled. It’s time for the Senate to ratify this treaty so that the United States can reap the national security benefits that the treaty provides.
August 9th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
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August 11th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
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August 23rd, 2010 at 3:08 pm
[...] Central have stepped up their work to convince Republicans to oppose this treaty. The good news is, we have won the policy argument hands-down. Unfortunately, their job is easier: create just enough doubt to stall the process until 2011. They [...]
October 14th, 2010 at 12:02 am
[...] absent complete and utter political opportunism on the part of the Republican party – see this graph showing the overwhelming support in the policy community for the treaty), President Obama should [...]
November 10th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
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December 20th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
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December 23rd, 2010 at 11:22 pm
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