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Missile Defense

Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a nation's war and defense efforts. Since the last attempts at a "Star Wars" defense system, has technology changed considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense initiatives more successful? Can such an application of science be successful? Is a militarized space inevitable, necessary or impossible?

almarst-2001 - 05:23pm Oct 24, 2001 EST (#10249 of 10250)

While american war de-jour is less predictable then the New England weather, changing overnight from the "humanitarian" bombing in a name of "defending the human rights" to "nation building" bombing in a great "patriotic" war against terrorism, the following remains constant:

The shameful and criminal double standard policy of terrorism against civilian populations of other nations in defence of US interests as defined at that moment by the American "wealth-ocracy", its military-industrial establishement, Washington Cold-War missioneric political establishement and "free and democratic" media establishement.

As long as that behavier of the mentally underdeveloped overgrown teenager bully superpower will persist, no missile defence will prevent the other nations to seek a legitimate and affordable means to stay independent and safe, making the agression too costly. And that means - assimetric response.

The shameful, criminal and ultimatly foolish and counterproductive bombing of Afganistan will only reinforce such determination.

mazza9 - 06:10pm Oct 24, 2001 EST (#10250 of 10250)
Louis Mazza

It's 225 years since a group to true freedom fighters came together to establish a New World Order. No longer would the strength or guile of an ancestor be the primary mitigating factor for leadership.

The divine right of Kings was replaced with democracy, (rule of the people), functioning in a republican form of government. Our hard work and good fortune built the economy, political and social system that we enjoy. Have we made mistakes? You bet. We accept the fact that we are imperfect beings. What system has grown to rival ours? None? Why? The successful countries of the world have emulated our system, even if in a modified form. Denmark, Sweden and Japan are monarchies that are also social democracies. Saudia Arabia and many of the Emirates and Kuwait are monarchies and most of the rest of that region are pure 7th Century despots. If they want to compete with us then they should free their populations.

Don't blame us for their stupidity.

LouMazza

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