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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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mazza9
- 07:17pm Sep 30, 2003 EST (#
14178 of 14184) "Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic
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Cantabb: ...and you think that dialogue with Robert
accoomplishes anything? WRCooper and I have been brutally hurt
by Robert. I spent several hours on the phone with him and
immediately after our disconnect he came at me with his
sick/illogical reads of my points and positions. Cooper
actually traveled to meet Robert face to face and recieved the
same shabby treatment.
As long as you choose to dialogue with him you will be run
hither and yon while avoiding the topic of the forum. You
forget, this is not the NYTimes forum on missile defense. It
is the Robert Showalter self-masturbatory forum with hand
holding by Lchic!
Too bad! With the nuc programs in Iran, North Korea,
Pakistan, India and China you would think that missile defense
might be a germaine subject to discuss. If you haven't yet
visited his website you would see the focus of his
fantasizing. He can be found at the Univ of Wisconsin website.
cantabb
- 08:03pm Sep 30, 2003 EST (#
14179 of 14184)
mazza9 - 07:17pm Sep 30, 2003 EST (# 14178 of 14178)
Cantabb: ...and you think that dialogue with
Robert accoomplishes anything?
What "dialogue" ? You can't even have a
conversation, much less a rational "dialogue," unless he can
focus on at least ONE aspect of an issue. I doubt he's going
to focus, so any possibility of a "dialogue" with him is quite
remote.
So far, I've asked him questions (still unanswred) on what
he think he has been doing and what he think he has
accomplished in relation to his claimsd.
WRCooper and I have been brutally hurt by
Robert. I spent several hours on the phone with him and
immediately after our disconnect he came at me with his
sick/illogical reads of my points and positions. Cooper
actually traveled to meet Robert face to face and recieved
the same shabby treatment.
I recall WRC admitted here it was a mistake. I've watched
the discussion a bit.
As long as you choose to dialogue with him
you will be run hither and yon while avoiding the topic of
the forum. You forget, this is not the NYTimes forum on
missile defense. It is the Robert Showalter
self-masturbatory forum with hand holding by Lchic!
UNLESS he can focus, which he has not been able to yet,
he's not going anywhere. He's feeling the pressure to focus.
I know how extensively this Forum has been abused.
Discussions here have had absolutely nothing to do with
"Science" [despite the intent mentioned in the Forum header].
Sure, they are a lot of international, political and other
issues but even they haven't been addressed with any coherence
here.
So, as I suggested in my first post, to either move it
to another apppropriate forum group or discontinue it
entirely. Others may have pointed that out here and in
their e-mails to NYT -- Nothing that has happened YET. But
that doesn't mean nothing WILL happen.
If you haven't yet visited his website you
would see the focus of his fantasizing. He can be found at
the Univ of Wisconsin website.
Sorry, NOT interested. I see what I need to see here.
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