John Chenoweth: “the liberals tell us that we should trust our national security to a piece of paper: the ABM treaty. It is a treaty with…”

“the liberals tell us that we should trust our national security to a piece of paper: the ABM treaty. It is a treaty with a country that no longer exists. The liberals are convinced that America will be safe with this piece of paper, but what will they say when a missile attack occurs when a rogue Nation or a group of dangerous terrorists threaten our Nation with a missile attack? Then what will they say? Will they continue to point to this piece of paper and say, but we have a treaty. Mr. Speaker, Iran does not care that we signed a treaty. Saddam Hussein does not care that we signed a treaty. Osama bin Laden and all of his many sympathizers across the globe certainly do not care. I ask the other side again, just what will you do when we discover to our peril that a piece of paper will not protect America from a ballistic missile attack? Men of prudence, on the other hand, look to the construction of a national missile defense system to protect America from a ballistic missile attack. It is time to act now.”