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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 - 03:23pm Dec 15, 2002 EST (# 6666 of 6672)
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 12/15/02 3:10pm

"Question is, does any nation have a right to resist the US and in what way?"

That's an important question.

A related questions is

How might responsible people go about effectively answering that question - and related questions?

Almarst, I think you've made wonderful contributions to this thread - and I think they've been influential. I know this - I know much more about some important points of view, because of your many good comments and postings.

rshow55 - 03:25pm Dec 15, 2002 EST (# 6667 of 6672)
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.

6579 gisterme 12/13/02 4:22pm . . touched on that issue, commenting on rshow55 12/9/02 8:46pm . . . and I've been working on effectively responding.

mazza9 - 03:35pm Dec 15, 2002 EST (# 6668 of 6672)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

Manjumicha:

So you're in favor of Saddam's mistreatment of the Kurds and Sunni's for their racial and religious differences? A defector who was interviewed on the Fox News Channel, (I believe by Greta van Sustern), reported that Saddam has a pool filled with nitric acid, into which people who vary from his world view are dipped. It has been reported that one of his favorite debating ploys is to behead a child in front of its parents. Tariq Azziz's child has spent time in jail in order to maintain discipline between Saddam and his mouthpiece. And then there is, of course, the gasing of dissidents and invasion/war with sovereign countries.

Tell me, what is it that you like the best about this man and what further justification can you bring forward to support the next breath he takes?

manjumicha - 04:11pm Dec 15, 2002 EST (# 6669 of 6672)

Gee, what a surprise. OK, I will make your day....NK will collapse next year and its military threat will be obsolete. Also here is another....Janes and other DOD "approved" publications are all correct about the primitive state of NK threat so there won't be anything to worry about.....:-)

have a great holidays.

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