WHAT? - AT 5:50 P.M. ET:  Hillary Clinton, as reported earlier, is in Moscow.  And what is she coming home with?  From Fox News:

Russia and the United States have tentatively agreed to a weapons inspection program that would allow Russians to visit nuclear sites in America to count missiles and warheads.

The plan, which Fox News has learned was agreed to in principle during negotiations, would constitute the most intrusive weapons inspection program the U.S. has ever accepted.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, said publicly Tuesday that the two nations have made "considerable" progress toward reaching agreement on a new strategic arms treaty.

The 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or START, expires in December and negotiators have been racing to reach agreement on a successor.

Clinton said the U.S. would be as transparent as possible.

"We want to ensure that every question that the Russian military or Russian government asks is answered," she said, calling missile defense "another area for deep cooperation between our countries."

COMMENT:  We have a right to know a lot more about this "agreement in principle" before we sign on the dotted line.  Just what are we getting in return for this intrusive inspection? 

I know it's more blessed to give than to receive.  But this administration is already, under that definition, super-blessed.  A little receiving isn't a bad thing.

Clinton made no progress on the Iran issue, the main purpose of her trip.  Do you get the feeling we're being rolled, once again?

October 13, 2009