hi guys, have to chime in on this one. there is not now or ever has been any guarantee that this system will work to expectations. as technology improves to perfect the system so does technology improve to beat the system. don't you think it's about time we stop "beating a dead horse" and invest the money into something else a little more peaceful? later gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "kakki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Randy Remote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 8:45 PM Subject: Re: Star Wars NJC
> Ransy wrote: > > > While research roots may reach into the 1970's, it was, of course > > Reagan who aggressively lobbied for this multimillion dollar > > boondoggle. > > Why is it a boondoggle? Isn't it better to have a non-nuclear defensive > shield in place than a nuclear one which was the defensive shield option set > up prior to that time? The two superpowers at the time were both developing > it. > > >And even though Bush is busy pushing the plan > > now, it was Clinton who took it out of mothballs and revived it. > > In the debates Gore was in favor of it, too. > > Well, we've all invested our taxpayer dollars in it for over thirty years so > why not get it up and running rather than mothball it? > > Kakki
