If you are, then here is an answer as best I can tell: we cannot defend every inch of the U.S. against every type of attack. This is why we have intelligence operations, and why their job is to determine where we are MOST vulnerable. There was no, repeat, no report ever that I am aware of prior to last week of AQ having any kind of UAVs.
Always wanted an answer. You chose to answer the way you did way back in the beginning. But let's move on...
I am one who is always suspicious of Government. Always. When someone sits befor a crowd, and talks down to them, using their hands in that most irritating way, I am suspicious of them. Like the old Democrat joke..."When is a Democrat lying?
..When he opens his mouth... Same thing with today's politic in general imo. As I sit here, I watch my country deteriorate. I watch our Culture go down the crapper, being plunged by the homosexual movemnet and the socialists, pushing their Cultural Diversity down the throats of my fellow man. I watch Politicians embrace these people. I see them having lunches and Coffees with them. I see the lobby effort and it's red carpet treatment from our fedgov.
I see Nafta and Gatt taking it's toll on America. It does not take 8 years of college to analyze and come to a hypothisis on the outcome years from now. I see a government embrace this too. I see, along with our manufacturing, I see our technology being offered as a side item for campaign monies. I see the result of this today, and I also see the complaisance of our current gov because of the business lobby and their, effortless pursuit of slave labor. It is a snowballing effct that will splatter on the back, smothering America.
I see a government that is not interested in my or a great many others' ideals of a sound and secure country. So why, are most here, content with the ongoing snafu of government?
The UAV deal is a concern. True enough. But, my interest lies in the fact that they put out anti aircraft batteries to counter this threat. They may not have said this, they may not have meant for this. Fact is, Joe public heard the story, seen the missle launchers set up around DC, and figure that is the cure...the safety net. I am by no means a weapons expert, but I do not think these peices of equipment they showed on the news can lock onto a "Made in China" remote controlled airplane. I would not think that Al queedas' UAVs are much more than that.
When you have a body of people who are continuously playing politics and deceit, I find it hard to relax when they try to show they're on the ball protecting me and my country. Sorry to be the pessimist, but what else do I got to go by?...
A bit wordy, but I hope you caught my drift...
SR
Right, but LS, think about how that report of UAV's came about. It likely came out of some speculative report on a "possibility" that filtered its way through the adminstration. Maybe the report said "al queda may try to obtain information on UAVs".
Someone else quotes from the report in their report and turns it into "al queda tried to obtain UAVs". Eventually that is fed back as confirmation of the original report!
My point is al queda may be trying to use UAV technology, but it is purely speculation, and pretty unlikely too. Noone has found such a thing, noone has been attacked with one, it is all BS. They've got everybody jumping at shadows. Why the hell would AQ care about remotely piloted vehicles when they have proven they are perfectly willing to sacrifice very live pilots for the sake of a mission.