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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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cantabb - 08:44pm Sep 22, 2003 EST (# 13864 of 13875)

rshow55 - 08:00pm Sep 22, 2003 EST (# 13860 of 13860)

More of the same. NOT going to help.

We need to learn to be clearer, and more reasonable, about what cheating is - and what fairness is.

Fairness and the question of what cheating is are surely central to this board - as it has developed.

Non sequiturs ! And, cliches !

In fact, few human behaviors are viewed as paradoxically as lying. We teach our children that it is wrong, yet we lie every day in the name of civility. We deem those who lie too often or extensively as untrustworthy, while we may call those who lie too little guileless. And though we routinely expect marketers and politicians to lie, we spare them no end of moral outrage when they do.

The outrage tells a lot, too.

ANY relevance here ?

We have some technical and logical problems to solve - and I appreciate the chance to "connect the dots" - on this thread - even if I have to do some fencing while the focusing goes on.

What "dots" are you trying ALONE to "connect" ?

Apart from it being an over-used ambiguous phrase, your "dots" and the picture you want to see emerge ARE, for instance, not going to be the same as somebody else's.

Highly presumptuous of you to feel that no one else is doing it, or can do it.

My guess is that both Eisenhowers, and Casey - would have been fascinated (and maybe even proud) of the results.

A biographical claim, repeated ad nauseam: Totally irrelevant !

And maybe even more proud to take the New York Times because of this thread.

IF so. Appreciate its purpose. And see if you CAN focus, and NOT abuse the privilege.

I don't think it was created to serve as an analyst's couch or a personal soap box (for anything any poster wanted) !

lchic - 09:25pm Sep 22, 2003 EST (# 13865 of 13875)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

From above:

What "dots" are you trying ALONE to "connect" ?

Apart from it being an over-used ambiguous phrase, your "dots" and the picture you want to see emerge ARE, for instance, not going to be the same as somebody else's.

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drawing dots as a cape around us, we each 'make ourselves up' as we dance along ... creating our own realities

lchic - 09:28pm Sep 22, 2003 EST (# 13866 of 13875)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Indonesian military slash and burn infrastructure ... their logic?

They take a percentage from Central Coffers that give contracts to rebuild.

Can their dots be located in 'elsewhere' geographic zones --- take Iraq as a 'for instance'!

bbbuck - 09:42pm Sep 22, 2003 EST (# 13867 of 13875)

loopeychic's back!

Hey loopey we've got a new trouble maker. Take care of him/her?

bluestar23 - 12:22am Sep 23, 2003 EST (# 13868 of 13875)

Mr. Showalter appears to be mentally ill on the face of it.....he's long since hijacked this thread....

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