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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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robkettenburg03 - 04:31pm Jun 12, 2003 EST (# 12503 of 12517)

101st Airborne Division Apache Chopper and Air Force F-16 Shot Down over Iraq - http://www.msnbc.com/news/870749.asp?vts=061220031245

My NEW Home Page - http://www.geocities.com/robkettenburg2002

jorian319 - 06:17pm Jun 12, 2003 EST (# 12504 of 12517)

ahhh... all's well with the world... rottenburger still playing with himself...

bbbuck - 06:51pm Jun 12, 2003 EST (# 12505 of 12517)

I nominate robcatchburger to be 'it' of the current cast of Addam's family characters.

His facial expressions change but 'how can you tell?'

My updated home page

http://are-there-any-women-that-want-to-marry-me/?.com

or

http://yes-i'm-a-stupid-lonely-broad-i-am-interested-here's-my-$3000-check.com/

fredmoore - 06:52pm Jun 12, 2003 EST (# 12506 of 12517)

War isn't always nation building eg. Iraq's invasion of Kuwait; equally it’s not always nation destroying eg. surrender of Japan at the end of WWII. Sometimes it vanquishes both the defeated and the defeating power because it chokes off the liberty that is the source of civilization eg the German invasion of Russia in WWII. Resource shortages and competition is the father of war. Lies abound when resources are in short supply and the winner takes all including the truth. Except when the winner is the leading dempocracy, as then public and media pressure is such that truth prevails despite some minor dallying. Sometimes war is moral and right because 'their' state is diabolical (eg. pre WWII Germany) and 'ours' is concerned for our long term survival; the fact that the opposing government probably has WMD's and is definitely an imminent threat to non-islamic governments is reasonable justification for testing and ultimately overthrowing that government when it is found wanting. If the World had the strength to adopt such an attitude in 1938 against Germany the world would be a better place today.

Mr Adddddddammms ..... the dooor! Aaaaarrrrrgggggghhhhh ....

http://www.lewrockwell.com/rockwell/war-revisionism.html

fredmoore - 06:57pm Jun 12, 2003 EST (# 12507 of 12517)

Buck ...

Why thank you Thing ... ol' Man!

Gonggggggg......

bbbuck - 07:07pm Jun 12, 2003 EST (# 12508 of 12517)

rshow is gomez;

lupeychic / morticia

rubecatchaduh22burger / cousin it

buck / thing (I don't like that but I'll accept it)

Who's lurch?

Off to play tennis.

Alarmist200x should be here in a couple of hours.

Have a good one mr. fredmoore.

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