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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?

Wordspayyy - 11:27am Dec 19, 2001 EST (#10444 of 10657)

wbtake1 - 10:42am Dec 19, 2001 EST (#10442 of 10443)

I did not indicate in my posts anything about NMD being a "money pit" that arguement while true is in my view weak. People who support NMD can shoot back that it took a great deal of money to land on the moon. No, I NEVER utilize the arguement of fiscal resources as a reason not to persue this plan. I have outlined my reasons why in my past posts. Money is not one of them. That arguement is too weak.

Wordspayyy - 11:31am Dec 19, 2001 EST (#10445 of 10657)

Neorealism breaks down the "human element" into the basics. #1 Survival.#2 enhance of ones position of strength or maintaining it. The human element is quite well the foundation of neorealism. It embraces Hobbes. It also stipulates that morality has no room in the foreign policy process. For it overextends the state. My support or lack thereof this systems view of IR is not the point. The point is, Rice supports this view;0

armel7 - 12:24pm Dec 19, 2001 EST (#10446 of 10657)
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Hi, all. It's great to see this forum now functioning well, having evolved from a one-man show. This MD issue is certain to become increasingly important so be sure to keep up your participation. Always remember: stay on-topic and always respond with reason rather than with emotion. Keep up the great work. I'll be stepping down today and I thank you for a very educational time.

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RobertShowalter - 01:19pm Dec 19, 2001 EST (#10447 of 10657)

Good luck! Hope you have a fine time with your astronomy, your music, and with everything else.

mazza9 - 03:52pm Dec 19, 2001 EST (#10448 of 10657)
Louis Mazza

Scott

Did I miss something. What's with the name change and former status?

LouMazza

wbtake1 - 07:38pm Dec 19, 2001 EST (#10449 of 10657)

Only Ms. Rice can speak for herself with respect to Neorealism. My class had many discussions on the subject of Neorealism and you could not have gotten her view point more wrong. You need to talk with her face to face and then you might get her view point handed to you correctly. She is not or did not push the idea of Neorealism in class but talked at length about how she could rationalize Neorealism but in the end she could not support it as being viable. If you want to debate what Ms. Rice believes then talk to her. Please discuss this issue with her not me. I have too much respect for her to mangle her words and this would be unfair to her.

wordspayy - 09:06am Dec 20, 2001 EST (#10450 of 10657)

wbtake1 - 07:38pm Dec 19, 2001 EST (#10449 of 10449)

You self centered phuk.

interviews allow for such things. By the way just how much misleading remarks do you plan on giving today;0 I suggest you start eating the rest of the BS you are throwing out;0 You are a terrible liar;0 Next time research the very individual you wish to recreate as being your buddy and mentor in the Political Science department;0 "I tend to agree with the realists";0 "Morgrthau had a great deal of impact on me"

idenbade - 10:24am Dec 20, 2001 EST (#10451 of 10657)

"You self centered phuk."

That is low don't you think? I guess the poster wb got the best of you. Don't you know the first person to though out an insult in a debate is the loser! It also shows your maturity level wordspayy.

Before you or anyone calls a person a liar don't you think you need to prove it first? I take wb at his word because wb has not shown any signs of lying at this time. Maybe he is not who he says he is but I would rather give him the benefit of the doubt then accuse wb of being a liar.

PS. I have noticed the first person that throws their education level out first in a debate on the forums typically are lying about just what kind of education they actually have. A person that is educated normally does not go below the fray and throw this into a persons face. Doing so shows the signs of complete arrogance and no self respect. I happened to be highly educated and have written 7 books but I don't throw this at people when I am in a debate, my background is a none issue because I have met some people with zero education that are smarter then the Ph.D.'s in my pear group. For instance the man who came up with "velcro" was not an educated man nor was the man that came up with the networking protocol "token-ring". In both of these cases neither made it through high school. Before you start touting your diploma around you need to consider that because someone does not have a PH.D. this does not mean they are any less smarter then you.

idenbade - 10:50am Dec 20, 2001 EST (#10452 of 10657)

BTW- The "Velcro" guy was a janitor at NASA and the "Token-Ring" guys was a caboose engineer. The velcro guy got his idea from sand spurs and the token-ring guy got his idea from the token and ring system used on the rail roads.

Wordspayyy - 02:26pm Dec 20, 2001 EST (#10453 of 10657)

Ps,

I notice that you do not read the subjects being discussed. For I never "threw" in my education level. I only stated it;0 ..

My former nicks have been becq, Assadsyria, Albanystate, among others.

Let me provide you with some of my previouse positions on the matter;0

going back;0

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