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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?

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lchic - 08:07pm Apr 1, 2003 EST (# 10918 of 10946)
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Rummy fronted awhile back

Said he's still looking for Saddam --- but can't find him - anywhere!

So who's running the Iraqi-show ?

jorian319 - 08:11pm Apr 1, 2003 EST (# 10919 of 10946)

Why, George, of course!

lchic - 08:30pm Apr 1, 2003 EST (# 10920 of 10946)
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Does 'George' know it's a sink or swim situation ?

http://www.yahoodi.com/peace/frogtale.html

That minds have to be 'understood' in the cultural sense.

lchic - 08:34pm Apr 1, 2003 EST (# 10921 of 10946)
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more of the same

http://www.danielpipes.org/comments/6347

dccougar - 08:34pm Apr 1, 2003 EST (# 10922 of 10946)
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion but not his own facts.

So who's running the Iraqi-show?

The Ba'ath party, which accounts for only 10% of Iraq's population.

They will be replaced by the Sh'ower party.

lchic - 08:35pm Apr 1, 2003 EST (# 10923 of 10946)
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I've been busy, but, not too busy to hear that there is a report just published ..... looks at acts against humanity in Iraq and other places ... anyone got a link to it?

lchic - 08:40pm Apr 1, 2003 EST (# 10924 of 10946)
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Ah - so there's a change in policy or rhetoric?

It was "" we're out to get Saddam ---

Now it's "" we're out to decimate ---

Or does changing mind sets enter in?

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If Iraq was looked at as an investment in which the Iraqi people were shareholders ...

then

It would have been in the interests of the people not to have suffered current bombardment

( bomb HARD meant )

lchic - 08:42pm Apr 1, 2003 EST (# 10925 of 10946)
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VALUE

aggregate value of iraq -

pre bombardment wrt HUMAN CAPITAL & the rest

post bombardment wrt same

lchic - 08:43pm Apr 1, 2003 EST (# 10926 of 10946)
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Can less be more?

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