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"Harry Hope" |
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01 Jan 2005 09:27:30 AM |
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The Bush multi-billion dollar $tar War$ lemon has no more juice. |
"The system has no demonstrated capability to work under realistic
conditions. And so unless they just want it to be a sham, I don't see
how they can declare that they have real operational capability," said
Philip Coyle, chief weapons tester for the Pentagon from 1994 to 2001.
The Pentagon plans to spend more than $50 billion over the next five
years on missile defense and aims to weave in airborne, ship- and
space-based assets.
From Reuters, 12/31/04:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N30220713.htm
Pentagon misses goal for missile defense system
By Will Dunham
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) -
The Pentagon failed to meet its goal of declaring a missile defense
system operational in 2004 and critics said failures in testing the
ambitious system show it simply does not work.
The latest test of the multibillion-dollar system ended in failure on
Dec. 15 when one of the interceptors intended to destroy an incoming
enemy ballistic missile failed to launch on cue from the Marshall
Islands in the Pacific.
Four of the system's nine major tests have been failures, and the five
successes have been achieved under tightly controlled conditions.
Meanwhile, key components are absent, including a high-resolution,
high-power, sea-based radar and two big satellite constellations.
President George W. Bush said two years ago he wanted the system up
and running by September 2004.
The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency later said the intention was to
make it operational by the end of 2004.
Now Missile Defense Agency spokesman Rick Lehner says there is no firm
timetable for activating it.
Creation of a missile defense system has been a goal of many U.S.
conservatives dating back to a space-based plan developed under
President Ronald Reagan two decades ago.
Bush touted his version during his re-election campaign.
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The tsunami victims sure could have used the cash Bush pissed away on
his failed $tar War$ toy. This unborn baby has cost us about $100
billion to date.
Harry
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| User: "ajv2003" |
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| Title: Re: The Bush multi-billion dollar $tar War$ lemon has no more juice. |
01 Jan 2005 01:04:53 PM |
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Harry Hope wrote:
The Pentagon plans to spend more than $50 billion over the next five
years on missile defense and aims to weave in airborne, ship- and
space-based assets.
Values? 50 billion for missiles against 0.35 billion for disaster relieve.
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| User: "sam fisher" |
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| Title: Re: The Bush multi-billion dollar $tar War$ lemon has no more juice. |
01 Jan 2005 12:18:44 PM |
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It's the way they loot resources. Pretext for
1) strenghtening the jackbooted military class
2) bankrupting the US economy.
3) finally to consolidate a Pinochet style military junta in the US.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/missile/view/
"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:pagdt0h34qi4q2d1mennnm0jbm7u4p5osk@4ax.com...
"The system has no demonstrated capability to work under realistic
conditions. And so unless they just want it to be a sham, I don't see
how they can declare that they have real operational capability," said
Philip Coyle, chief weapons tester for the Pentagon from 1994 to 2001.
The Pentagon plans to spend more than $50 billion over the next five
years on missile defense and aims to weave in airborne, ship- and
space-based assets.
From Reuters, 12/31/04:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N30220713.htm
Pentagon misses goal for missile defense system
By Will Dunham
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) -
The Pentagon failed to meet its goal of declaring a missile defense
system operational in 2004 and critics said failures in testing the
ambitious system show it simply does not work.
The latest test of the multibillion-dollar system ended in failure on
Dec. 15 when one of the interceptors intended to destroy an incoming
enemy ballistic missile failed to launch on cue from the Marshall
Islands in the Pacific.
Four of the system's nine major tests have been failures, and the five
successes have been achieved under tightly controlled conditions.
Meanwhile, key components are absent, including a high-resolution,
high-power, sea-based radar and two big satellite constellations.
President George W. Bush said two years ago he wanted the system up
and running by September 2004.
The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency later said the intention was to
make it operational by the end of 2004.
Now Missile Defense Agency spokesman Rick Lehner says there is no firm
timetable for activating it.
Creation of a missile defense system has been a goal of many U.S.
conservatives dating back to a space-based plan developed under
President Ronald Reagan two decades ago.
Bush touted his version during his re-election campaign.
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The tsunami victims sure could have used the cash Bush pissed away on
his failed $tar War$ toy. This unborn baby has cost us about $100
billion to date.
Harry
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