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To: American_Centurion
What do you believe we should have done?

Intercepted them all.

What would it have accomplished?

Restored security if not deterrence, since obviously retaliatory ability is virtually meaningless.

39 posted on 07/21/2006 8:38:35 AM PDT by Paul Ross (We cannot be for lawful ordinances and for an alien conspiracy at one and the same moment.-Cicero)
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To: Paul Ross

Wasting interceptors on flying soon-to-be-submarines, is dumb. As far as restoring security goes, we still have it, and the bad guys now know they can't find out how well our stuff works by using a cheap fireworks display.

China was no doubt behind the launches, they were HOPING we would engage so they could learn how our defenses work. But if they want to know, they have to actually shoot at something. They blinked, not us.


40 posted on 07/21/2006 8:47:25 AM PDT by American_Centurion (No, I don't trust the government to automatically do the right thing.)
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