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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 09:55 AM Original message |
U.S. Missile Shield Won't Work: Scientist Group |
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lovedems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. Picking numbers out of thin air is something this administration has |
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Dudley_DUright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 01:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Link to Union of Concerned Scientists Report |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. duh. |
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Spoon (401 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 10:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. The Patriot Missile System works (sometimes), |
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BillZBubb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 10:45 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Hogwash! |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 11:08 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Waddya Mean?!!! <Sarcasm> |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 11:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Hilarious - |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 11:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. OK, lets build a way back machine |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 11:19 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. It's Not That It Has Flaws. It Does Not Work Period. |
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reprobate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 03:01 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Way back machine exists. It's called the Tardis. Dr Who uses it. |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 03:51 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. Time and Relative Dimension in Space |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 03:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Actually, the effort would detract from national security. |
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Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 11:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Shouldn't they 'perfect' a prototype BEFORE deployment? |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 03:43 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. They have. I use to live near Vandenberg AFB we would watch the launch |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
3. As far as I can recall, such objections have been raised ... |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 10:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. see, you have to BELIEVE |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 11:04 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. This is a "faith based" program |
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fizzana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
4. The one thing they're good at is spending money |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
7. But but but what if we can plant homeing beacons in every warhead? |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
9. Faith-based Ballistic Missile Defense |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
11. Just like everything else Reagan and Bush spend our tax money on |
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fryguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
16. of course SDI will work.... |
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BadGimp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
17. Scientists are elitists |
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Dudley_DUright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Most of the bozos pushing this boondoggle are NOT scientists |
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maggrwaggr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 03:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. engineers know it won't work either. It's politicians who want it |
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LeinesRed (735 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
18. ya think? |
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MallRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
19. How many bulletproof vests & armored Humvees... |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 02:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. I'll betcha we would have bought a butt-load of bulletproof vests... |
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Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
20. It was never meant to work as 'advertized'... |
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maggrwaggr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 02:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. even my neo-con father, who worked on weapons systems says it won't work |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. Coupla years ago |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
22. I still would love to read that speech condi was supposed to give on 9/12 |
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mn9driver (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
24. This is the SCARY part: |
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maggrwaggr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 03:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. yeah, like Burt in the old sit-com "Soap" who thought he could snap |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
26. of course it probably won't work...that's not the point... |
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maggrwaggr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 03:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. gosh, you're not talking about "corporate welfare" are you?? |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
34. No shit. |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
35. ridiculous twits in this administration and their military madness... |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
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duvinnie (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
40. so what? |
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