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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?

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lchic - 03:11pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17142 of 17150)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

.... you guys out to tea ?

jorian319 - 03:20pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17143 of 17150)

More things showalter might have said:

"fire is hot"

"big things tend to weigh more"

"people are unhappy because they suffer"

"problems that are not solved remain problematic"

"everyone else is either President of the USA or the editor of The New York Times - isn't it my turn??"

jorian319 - 03:21pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17144 of 17150)

.... you guys out to tea ?

Americans don't do "tea".

We have an expression though - "out to lunch".

Like Robert.

lchic - 03:22pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17145 of 17150)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

seeing -- red, green and blue dots,

with no idea of the whole picture

http://www.guardian.co.uk/congo/story/0,12292,1082092,00.html

lchic - 03:23pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17146 of 17150)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Jorian you have it down to a 't'

cantabb - 03:26pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17147 of 17150)

Cliches and more cliches: your & Rshow's forte ! The more trite the better.

lchic - 03:27pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17148 of 17150)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

..... is in the Madison phone book ..... someone give him a 'wake-up' call ... pretty boring around these parts without Showalter on the board ....

jorian319 - 03:29pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17149 of 17150)

you have it down to a 't'

Yes, I do. Now if only I can figure out what "it" is. :-(

Whadja do wid' Bob?

Did he hop a flight down under?

Maybe looking to get a piece of asset?

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