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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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rshow55 - 08:36pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 6009 of 6023)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

Almarst , I disagree.

My respect for you is very great - but for international order - deals have to be deals. And there is no reason to cut Saddam any slack. Why not take him at his word?

Iraq States Its Case By MOHAMMED ALDOURI http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/17/opinion/17ALDO.html

"After so many years of fear from war, the threat of war and suffering, the people of Iraq and their government in Baghdad are eager for peace. We have no intention of attacking anyone, now or in the future, with weapons of any kind. If we are attacked, we will surely defend ourselves with all means possible. But bear in mind that we have no nuclear or biological or chemical weapons, and we have no intention of acquiring them.

""We are not asking the people of the United States or of any member state of the United Nations to trust in our word, but to send the weapons inspectors to our country to look wherever they wish unconditionally.

If Iraq did that - with international alignments as they are - the risk to Iraq would be zero.

If they hang on to their weapons of mass destruction - a lot of Iraqis will die - and in my view will deserve to.

lunarchick - 08:37pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 6010 of 6023)

Is there a PATTERN to the way that
| Thugs | Dictators | Tyrants | Locked-in-Leaders |

behave and perform on their downward curve to chaos?

The pipeline of greed as cronies (clan and tribe) dominate a Nation State. Payments - outside civil society - that self-perpetuatingly demand not to be turned off.

Who Checks?
Who measures events against standards?

Zimbabwean Named Editor of the Year
Wetherell of Zimbabwe Independent honored at U.N. ceremony http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/af/security/a2102903.htm

almarst2002 - 08:40pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 6011 of 6023)

"The US has some deep isolationist impulses."

As knowlege of geography demostrated so graphicaly;)

However, it can hardly apply for those who decide on US military budget and military forces priorities and postures.

The only isolationist impulse I can detect accross the board is wide-spread sence of absolute superiority in any possible dimension and deep ignorance of the outside world (may be related?). That's at least is my impression.

rshow55 - 08:43pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 6012 of 6023)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

almarst2002 11/20/02 8:30pm . . . after Saddam's record - the notion that his weapons of mass destruction (if they exist) are defensive is an indefensible notion.

And if he doesn't have WMD , there should be direct and graceful ways of showing that. And many steps along that road have been taken - something I'm glad about.

lunarchick - 08:44pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 6013 of 6023)

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=superiority

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