[RJL]

The system is intended to protect the United States against long-range enemy missiles. But there have been three failures in the eight major tests involving attempts to shoot down a long-range dummy warhead in space over the Pacific Ocean, including the most recent test on Dec. 11."

This is a 62.5% success rate. AIDS drugs are successful nowhere near 62.5% of the time. Would the NYT now suggest that we quit using or developing drugs to help those infected with aids?

I doubt it.

[Poohbah]

Also, the test failures happened early on. The recent tests have gone smashingly well.

[cornelis]

Interesting.

[Tequila Mockingbird]

The system is intended to protect the United States against long-range enemy missiles. But there have been three failures in the eight major tests involving attempts to shoot down a long-range dummy warhead in space over the Pacific Ocean, including the most recent test on Dec. 11."

The producers of CNN News Alert felt compelled to state this fact in the same negative manner. How suprising!