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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 - 05:54am Jan 26, 2003 EST (# 8072 of 8085)
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Gulf War - Isreal

http://www.google.com/search?num=20&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=1992+Israel+Gulf+War&btnG=Google+Search

lchic - 06:03am Jan 26, 2003 EST (# 8073 of 8085)
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Post Gulf War - USA has to contend with two unruly elements in Israel overfunded at $US10million a day - everyday ... and Iraq underfunded via sanctions

Both areas in pain!

commondata - 06:07am Jan 26, 2003 EST (# 8074 of 8085)

Blair commits political suicide:

http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,882712,00.html

lchic - 06:16am Jan 26, 2003 EST (# 8075 of 8085)
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Raises the quesion wrt Israel - should it have been set up as a SECULAR Nation.

Raises the question with Iraq - is Saddam's concept of a panArabicMoslem (to HIS specifications and choosing) the driving force behind Saddam?

Is he the equivalent of Hitler .... Folks 'missed' Hitler --- didn't look, didn't listen, didn't see him coming ..... next BHAM!!

The question to ask is 'What's in Saddam's head -- what is his virtual world, how does he tick, what's his end game? If his virtual outlook is anathema to human standards .... then even if he is a 'good' administrator (Friedman) he's unacceptable ....

Seems the getting of HUMAN RIGHTS standards is the important aspect that's been missed ....

lchic - 06:25am Jan 26, 2003 EST (# 8076 of 8085)
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http://www.newdawnrising.net/imageshow.php?img=anathama-resize&arttype=painting

commondata - 06:36am Jan 26, 2003 EST (# 8077 of 8085)

It doesn't matter what's in Saddam's head - he's been utterly impotent for the last 12 years and always will be. Saddam is not Hitler and I'd be surprised if his aspirations get much beyond trying to stay alive for the next few weeks. As far as human rights go, the U.S. would do well to take those seriously on its own doorstep:

http://europe.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/05/28/amnesty.report/

The UK and United States have used the September 11 attacks as an excuse to "ride roughshod" over human rights, Amnesty International says.

http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@@.3ba7adc8/362

So... let me get this straight. The people of Britain and the people of the US oppose the hell out of this war, but Bush and Blair are moving forward because... Saddam's a tyranical dictator????????

Or how about this logic... We might nuke them because they MIGHT be thinking about building a nuclear bomb...

This is truely as insane as I can remember the world being. As an american I feel as though we have a president drunk with power behind the wheel of a large automobile that is headed straight to hell.

kalter.rauch - 07:14am Jan 26, 2003 EST (# 8078 of 8085)
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lchick......

I'm almost 300 posts behind, but I want you to know how dumb you sound for condemning Japan and the US for "cutting" North Korea's food ration.

Heap your blame on The Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il.

I also would like to hear what excuses you might dream up for the UN inspectors allowing that Iraqi man with his precious notebook to be dragged away screaming by brutal Iraqi security forces to suffer a fate too gruesome to describe here.

See...you don't REALLY care about the people suffering under dictatorships. This forum is all just a grotesque game for you......YOU who REFUSE to directly address your critics like everyone ELSE around here.

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