The logical reason not to build it is the cost. Wasting money is illogical.
-Gary > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 1:38 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Ouch > > > Actually, the Lone Gunman had them flying into the WTC. But the > terrorists > were directing the plane through computer hacking, not through physical > presence. It was the premier episode of the series. I bet it's > never shown > on TV again. > > But just because people have thought of it, doesn't have anything > to do with > judging how remote a possibility it is. Obviously, people have thought of > some rich guy buying an ICBM and launching at the U.S. The TV show the > Agency had an episode where a terrorist bought an entire Soviet sub, > including crew and weapons (the CIA stopped delivery, of course). > > Again -- I say -- since there is no logical reason not to build it, and > since it will have so many practical benefits beyond just providing > defense -- I say why not build it. > > H. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 9:15 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Ouch > > > At 12:07 AM 12/15/01, Howard wrote: > >Before Sept. 11, the thought of two planes flying into the WTC > was "remote > >at best." > > Just a few weeks before the September 11 incident, the television Lone > Gunman had an episode about a plane flying into a skyscraper. > > Tom Clancy's book Sum of all Fears ends with a plane being flown by a > terrorist into the White House. > > So obviously some people had thought of it. The military supposedly even > had a scenario for it. > > My problem with all of this is the government's lack of action to prevent > known threats while spinning about how we need to protect against threats > that are improbable. > > It's about priorities, and the government's priorities have been screwed > for years. > > I could give you a list of 50+ scenarios where kamikaze terrorists could > bring this country to its knees and the government has no protection > against any of them. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
