[LeoWindhorse]

Right on!
We here in Hawaii , one of the closest US targets
North Korea could possibly hit
appreciate such a shield very much .
Thank you Mr. Bush .

[jbwbubba]

Mr. Kerry rapidly retreated from this claim only to stumble once again. He next asserted that there really was no reason to think that even if you wanted to build a missile defense for the United States, you would want to protect either Hawaii or Alaska. As he put it, "Why would anyone want to?