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| Obama scraps missile defense shield in Europe; I predicted this | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 17 2009, 08:40 AM (1,058 Views) | |
| Mark | Sep 17 2009, 02:28 PM Post #26 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Interesting. |
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| John D'Oh | Sep 17 2009, 02:33 PM Post #27 |
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So you builds a shield. What happens next is people build better swords. Then you need to build a better shield. And then they invent freaking great big axes. So then you reinforce your shield (with gold trim), and then...you've guessed it....someone unexpectedly hits you on the back of the head by flying a freaking Jumbo Jet into a building. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| JoeB | Sep 17 2009, 02:36 PM Post #28 |
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Senior Carp
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Whether a missile defense, however imperfect, has deterrence value is certainly an interesting topic for debate. You are correct in saying "It cannot deal damage or otherwise punish the entity that launches the offending missiles." The idea is to make the offending entity unsure of the results of his actions and therefore less likely to attack. Throwing away the defense shield leaves us with an offense only capability. We can certainly operate in an all offensive environment, we have done it before. The difference is our adversary for the cold war was the Soviet Union which was a rational organization that shared with us a desire to avoid mega deaths. In order to deter other aggressors we will need to make it crystal clear that nuclear aggression will be met with overwhelming retaliation, probably completely out of proportion to the initial aggression, a response that will leave a large percentage of the aggressor's population dead or dying. Don't say we wouldn't because we would. We would feel bad much later, but that won't help the millions of innocent dead. |
| "There are many ingredients in the stew of annoyance." - Bucky Katt | |
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| John D'Oh | Sep 17 2009, 02:41 PM Post #29 |
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MAMIL
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Not according to some of the voices at the time. I seem to remember quite a bit of irrational paranoia on both sides. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Renauda | Sep 17 2009, 02:54 PM Post #30 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I see, so you can't say it. That's alright. For what it's worth I was hoping that Obama would reverse the previous Admin's reckless support of NATO exansion into Georgia and Ukraine. The latter especially. That's the real future issue facing Moscow and the US. For Moscow, the missle shield has always been a popularly domestic yet tertiary security issue. Obama knows that as well. We'll see. I'm cheering for Moscow as it's now come down to *family business* for me. But you probably knew that already. |
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| Mikhailoh | Sep 17 2009, 03:40 PM Post #31 |
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Sure. And I am OK with it - if we get something for it. If it truly improves relations that is a good thing, but I'd like to see something a little less nebulous. What a world we could have if we were truly partners. For D'oh - irrational paranoia? As many times as we came a hairs' breadth from nuclear war? I don't think so. I'd rather be a little paranoid than a little too naively sanguine. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| JoeB | Sep 17 2009, 04:03 PM Post #32 |
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Sure, there was a lot of noise but the proof of my assertion is that we didn't get into a nuke throwing contest. We were not dealing with people who believe the Twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi has returned from occultation to fight one final apocalyptic battle where the Mahdi and his forces will prevail over the forces of evil (i.e. us). |
| "There are many ingredients in the stew of annoyance." - Bucky Katt | |
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| JBryan | Sep 17 2009, 04:13 PM Post #33 |
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I am the grey one
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What concrete concession did Obama get from Moscow on this cave in. If nothing then we are in for a rough ride. |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| lb1 | Sep 17 2009, 04:17 PM Post #34 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Unless something is done about Korea and Iran we are going to, someday in the near future, experience an nuke going off in the U.S. I am pretty comfortable with where I am living. Can all of you say this with confidence? This is four miles from my house and there is another one just as big a lot closer just not as well developed. http://www.marengowarehouse.com/ lb |
| My position is simple: you jumped to an unwarranted conclusion and slung mud on an issue where none was deserved. Quirt 03/08/09 | |
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| Axtremus | Sep 17 2009, 04:22 PM Post #35 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Getting something in return? Heck, saving $9B~$14B from a science project purported to defend against imaginary enemies is good enough a reason to scrap the it. |
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| Renauda | Sep 17 2009, 04:29 PM Post #36 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Why should Moscow give the US anything? It was nothing but corporate welfare for US defence contractors since day one. |
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| JBryan | Sep 17 2009, 04:56 PM Post #37 |
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I am the grey one
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Imaginary? |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Sep 17 2009, 05:09 PM Post #38 |
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Some people never learn. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Mikhailoh | Sep 17 2009, 05:09 PM Post #39 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Why should we scrap it for no concession? |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Axtremus | Sep 17 2009, 05:14 PM Post #40 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Gee, why should we not flush $9B~$14B down the drain without concession? Why should we eat well and keep fit without concession? |
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| Mikhailoh | Sep 17 2009, 05:36 PM Post #41 |
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I'll buy that, Ax, as long as you apply that logic to other government programs. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Renauda | Sep 17 2009, 06:03 PM Post #42 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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The US has already received close to 20 years of concessions from Russia. Time for Uncle Sam to ante up one small, but nevertheless meaningful, one for Mother Russia. Hopefully from here on there will be better bilateral cooperation between two equals in all spheres of mutual interest. |
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| Axtremus | Sep 17 2009, 09:07 PM Post #43 |
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Sure... list a few of your favorite government programs and your expected "concessions" for cutting those programs as examples, and I'll demonstrate applying that logic to those examples.
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| Larry | Sep 17 2009, 10:12 PM Post #44 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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After reading that I felt like Superman had scooped me up and dropped me off on Bizarro World.... |
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| ivorythumper | Sep 17 2009, 11:19 PM Post #45 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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Don't you get it Larry? Think of a cop parked in front of a bank. He has no deterrent value to a bank robber. All he can do is stop them from robbing the bank once they try it. He can't attack them or punish them. So no deterrent value. See? |
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| Moonbat | Sep 18 2009, 03:18 AM Post #46 |
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Pisa-Carp
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Analogy fail. It's not the prospect of failing to nick something that's the deterent - it's the prospect of getting shot or arrested. Edited by Moonbat, Sep 18 2009, 03:18 AM.
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| VPG | Sep 18 2009, 11:55 AM Post #47 |
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Pisa-Carp
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-missile-defense19-2009sep19,0,2726164.story |
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I'M NOT YELLING.........I'M ITALIAN...........THAT'S HOW WE TALK! "People say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look." Ronald Reagan, Inaugural, 1971 | |
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| Renauda | Sep 18 2009, 12:20 PM Post #48 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Quid Pro Quo? |
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| Jolly | Sep 18 2009, 04:40 PM Post #49 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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At least this makes more sense... |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| George K | Sep 19 2009, 05:46 AM Post #50 |
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Finally
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2009/09/19/cost-concerns-fueled-missile-pivot/
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