The intellectual incongruity of Obama’s defense strategy against North Korean missiles is palpable. On the one hand the president has been quoted as saying during his campaign and at points thereafter that a missile shield is untested and unworthy of defense budgetary allotment. He has also told us that even if it were a functional system, it would hurt the feelings of states like North Korea, China, Iran, and Russia, who would then, obviously, feel incredibly obliged to test it by lobbing a few our way.

That President Obama seems fundamentally disconnected from the long history of anti-missile defenses in use is one should assume not surprising for a president who either was not briefed or was more likely not mentally present when he was briefed on the list of top U.S. intelligence agencies (NGA, anyone?). Not surprising, then, that Mr. Obama would be able to obliviously call into action various levels of preparation for shooting down any in-coming North Korean missile while at the same time still not acknowledging the obvious: that he was wrong on the need for missile defense, as this looming crisis most adequately illustrates.

So does this mean The Rock Star is ready to earn his stars as a hawk? I wouldn’t assume so just yet; however, he did give about $600 million to Hamas shortly after coming into office, which of course will be converted into weapons, perhaps even more advanced missiles with better aim so the Israelis can use their non-existent missile defense system more, too. That’s also probably more than the Defense Department will see in some crucial areas this year.  As Obama continues to stumble through the rest of his first year of self-discovery as president, perhaps an epiphany or two will be on order for his first White House Christmas. Until then, the world waits, ducks, and covers.