tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999692.post115715180817464683..comments2023-10-16T02:46:52.844-07:00Comments on palosverdesblog: Bulls EyeBill Lamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02092428206818183253noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999692.post-1157518871314590522006-09-05T22:01:00.000-07:002006-09-05T22:01:00.000-07:00Tex,All of the above. I'd fund them all. And if ...Tex,<BR/>All of the above. I'd fund them all. And if I needed another $12B, I'd just abolish the Dept. of Education. No problem, lots left over.Bill Lamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092428206818183253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999692.post-1157332724019617722006-09-03T18:18:00.000-07:002006-09-03T18:18:00.000-07:00The real question is one of priorities. Does it ma...The real question is one of priorities. Does it make sense to fund this kind of complex project designed to solve the problem of a possible nuclear Taepodong from our axis of evil friend in North Korea? Or does it make sense to fund the following: (1) a tightening of port security to ensure that Al Qaeda can't ship nukes into the US in an uninspected container(2) an investment in advanced airport cargo screening to ensure aircraft cargo holds don't contain nasty explosives, and (3) enhanced Mexican border security.<BR/><BR/>$12bn would buy you some big steps in these three, which would bring improved national security. Unfortunately none of these get the Pentagon neocons' juices flowing.<BR/><BR/>TexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999692.post-1157222801105617992006-09-02T11:46:00.000-07:002006-09-02T11:46:00.000-07:00Anony,It's $12 Billion well spent. And if the tes...Anony,<BR/>It's $12 Billion well spent. And if the test overachieved by hitting the incoming missile, well so much the better. <BR/><BR/>I think Star Wars defense will be a new interest of mine, with your encouragement.Bill Lamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092428206818183253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999692.post-1157171988273181082006-09-01T21:39:00.000-07:002006-09-01T21:39:00.000-07:00Let's see. This is a $12.9 billion program managed...Let's see. This is a $12.9 billion program managed by Boeing. Since 2002 it's been an abysmal failure. Now it finally is able to track a missile. Here's from Bloomberg " While the rocket was aimed at the mock enemy warhead, the goal was to spot and track this target, not necessarily hit it." Great. $12 billion for system that can track targets. This is not something to brag about Bill. Stick with Creationism or Djibouti.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com