[Grovenet] Shuttle launch in about 20 minutes!!

[Geri]

There you go again, trying to insist the govt.
should make sense ...   ;-)

Geri


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Morelli" <jo.david at verizon.net>
To: "Forest Grove local interests list" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Shuttle launch in about 20 minutes!!


: 
: On Jul 5, 2006, at 9:31 AM, Geri wrote:
: 
: > Would we hear about it, if the "antis" had been tested?  I think,  
: > probably.  (What do you think, David?)  Did we know the N. Korea  
: > missile tests would happen on July 4th and would fail after less  
: > than a minute and fall into the Sea of Japan?  What if they had  
: > gone farther?
: >
: > This is a weird situation.  Is it possible those in power in the  
: > U.S. will figure out the least destructive route to take in  
: > responding and dealing with N.K. from this point on?  So far, I've  
: > heard mention of a cooperative plan with Russia, China, S. Korea.
: >
: > Are there any firm allies of N.K. who will stick with them in this  
: > matter, against the U.S.?
: >
: > Geri
: 
: Geri,
: 
: I was thinking that we have paid plenty for the development of anti- 
: missile missiles since the 1950's.  After 50 years we should have  
: something to show for it, right?  The President has shown a desire to  
: spend big bucks for the renewed "Star Wars" technology.  Since it has  
: been a few decades since the Reagan administration started dumping  
: money into an anti-ICBM program, we should have something to show for  
: it, right?  So, why not have some of that rather expensive technology  
: sitting on one of our cruisers in the Korean Sea and every time North  
: Korea pops something into the air we knock it down.
: 
: If they can't get the data from their launches, they can't really  
: develop their systems.  They won't know what does and doesn't work.
: 
: Of course, this proposal only works if the multi-billion dollar  
: systems work.
: 
: After all, the Star War's system was supposed to protect us from  
: scores of ICBM's launched from a variety of locations with no advance  
: warning.  North Korea is launching their missiles from known points  
: after they load them on the launch platforms.  Either we can respond  
: to them or we cannot.  If we cannot, then what possible value is a  
: "Star Wars" system?  We would be better off hiring suicide bombers to  
: attack North Korea.
: 
: David
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