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Congress should examine these implications of the fiscal year 2010 missile defense cuts.

The purpose of American diplomacy never changes: It is to secure the national interests of the United States. The fundamental American interest is to ensure that America remains independent and governed by the American people.

As the conference committee reconciles the House and Senateversions of the 2005 defense authorization bill, some of the mostimportant differences that must be resolved include the issues ofmissile defense; base realignment and closure; the U.N.Oil-for-Food scandal; U.S.-Taiwan military-to-military exchanges;Rapid Acquisition Authority; and "Buy America" and otherprotectionist purchasing requirements.

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The numerous restrictions of the ABM Treaty, when taken together, comprise a blanket prohibition against fielding an effective missile defense system.