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"This was phenomenal," said U.S. Army Col. Charles Driessnack, the project manager for the Missile Defense Agency's THAAD program. "It performed as expected."The test demonstrated the THAAD's ability to "completely destroy that warhead so that no chemical or nuclear residue would contaminate areas" below the explosion, Driessnack said.
Democrats haven't changed much since then.
Take a look back in time:
On March 23, 1983, President Ronald Reagan presented his plan to fund the Strategic Defense Initiative, a missile shield he hoped would render "nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete."
Ted Kennedy was first in line to mock the idea, chiding that the program was promoted by "misleading Red-scare tactics and reckless Star Wars schemes."
And it should come as no surprise that the New York Times consistently mocked the plan:
According to Accuracy in Media, "During one six-month period commencing in December 1991, the [New York] Times ran 17 anti-SDI articles, op-ed pieces and editorials denouncing SDI as, among other things, a 'bizarre, costly concoction ... science fiction ... lunacy ... sheer fantasy. ... ' The Times gave front-page space to Teddy Kennedy's Senate speech deriding SDI as 'Star Wars,' likening the idea to a science fiction movie or a video arcade game, and providing SDI foes their slogan-of-choice."
And Clinton tried his best to kill it too!
ON MAY 13, Secretary of Defense Les Aspin made a surprise appearance at the Pentagon briefing room. His purpose? To announce the Clinton Administration's decision to gut the Strategic Defense Initiative. The decision, Aspin derisively declared, marks "the end of the Star Wars era." After nearly a decade of research--and a $38-billion national investment--America's chance to build a space-based shield against nuclear attack in the foreseeable future is now dead.
At his press conference, Aspin had stated that SDI was no longer needed because the nuclear threat to the United States "has receded to the vanishing point."
Former President Reagan challenged this rationale directly: "If the new Administration thinks we are no longer at risk, they need to open their eyes and take a good hard look at the world."
I ask you, have the Democrats ever been on the right side of defending the U.S.?
Remember it in November!
posted by Senor PeerPressure at 6:37 AM
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Ronald “Maximus” Reagan,
A true visionary of our time. Despite the efforts of moon calf’s to minimize his work to restore our Republic, he will remain one of the best (if not the best), Presidents of all time.
Few men truly understand our Founding Fathers intent.
Fewer still, ever get the chance to effect and further that goal.
Fewest of all, can balance the vision within a more modern world.
Ronald Wilson Reagan
February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004
Fortieth President of the United States of America.
A True American
Ronald Reagan was a real Republican and a genuine conservative, unlike the band of hooligans dragging the entrails of our great nation through the halls of Congress and the White House.
One thing that you have to consider with this program (THAAD) is that it can hit ONE warhead.
The Russians have had MiRVs (missiles with multiple warheads) since what, the 70s?
Here's another deal - what if some nutcase has more cash than brains and decides to send a wave of cheap ass missiles at say, Israel. 1 out of every 10 or 100 contains the payload.
Yeah, it's a complicated world out there.
It destroys the missile before it releases its multiple warheads. Right as it begins its descent it nails it.
I'd say whoever launches a nuke on Israel will get a taste of the same in a matter of minutes.
I know, but you get the idea. Where there's a twisted will, there's a way.
This will provide a layer of added security vs. a nut like Haircut McPlatforms and the like.
The answer on fissionable material somehow being incinerated...impossible. Not unless they have antimatter plutonium in that rocket, and it's hard enough to make regular type plutonium.
Less radioactive material in the atmosphere than a full scale detonation...oh...my...yes.
Let's all hope no one fires one off in anger, because we can all put our heads between our legs and kiss our asses adios.
And yeah, it bothered me then and it bothers me now the feasting on Terri's corpse that our friends in govt. did. I'm not sure which bothers me more though...that, or the people that are taken in by it.
LOL, we are talking about missile defense systems and Joe is whining about Terri Schiavo.
Good try, troll! You almost got that comment through! Keep trying!
"by imprisoning countless people with no legal recourse, who then get tortured and have their families kidnapped by US military troops who may or may not rape and kill the women and children"
You dont seen to understand that these arent people awaiting trials for crimes committed. They are being held as prisoners of war, because if we let them go, they will go right back to the front lines. German and Japanese POWS didnt get ACLU lawyers.
You are a real schmuck to make a blanket statement that our troops are bloodthirsty jackbooted thugs who rape and kill women and children.
"I do understand that these are 14-27 year old kids who we are holding, some of whose crimes are as simple as walking down a street while the US invades, or even better stealing a loaf of bread."
And how exactly do you understand that? Because thats what they said? Go to any prison and ask the prisoners how many of them are innocent.
About 90% of them are 'innocent'. Like all the guys the bust on COPS. They all swear to God they didnt do anything until about 10 witnesses and the 7-11 security cam proves them wrong.
I understand. You would rather believe them than us. You are certainly entitled to that opinion.
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