I wonder what the statistical probabilities of an attack that the SDI could defend us against are versus the scenario of a few extremists getting their hands on a small nuclear weapon, or the dirty bomb thing.
-----Original Message----- From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 1:46 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: No Defense over Canada ok, so the SDI doesnt work, IN ITS CURRENT STATE. who's to say that if they got off their lazy ass' that they couldnt help make it work, work better, and BENEFIT EVERYONE? jesus effin christ people... tw On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:30:58 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Its not that being a real friend to the US is no longer cool. No its > more like SDI just doesn't work, even when the test was rigged for it > to succeed. Broken thing not cool. It also doesn't help that the US > has been bullying Canada over this. Last I checked sucking up to a > bully is also not cool. > > larry > > > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:17:36 -0500, Tony Weeg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i personally think its sad that our neighbors to the north are kinda > > backing down from their us affiliation partly because its no longer cool > > to be friends with the us. fuck if it wasnt for us... canada might be > > russian right > > now... and that wouldnt be good either... > > > > tw > > > > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:04:01 -0500, Larry C. Lyons > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So you think that there is no such thing as sovereignty and air > > > rights. Also in that case I guess that the arguments the US put > > > forward since the 50's regarding control of US air space was specious > > > - hey the aircraft/missile was over 10 feet from the ground. > > > > > > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 12:20:41 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > If a missile launched at America is over Canada, then I believe it is not > > > > only allowed but required to shoot it down. We're not talking a missile at > > > > 10 feet over the ground. When it's over Canada, it's miles up. When it's > > > > over the Arctic, it's miles up and not over Canada. > > > > We're talking lives here. We're talking a specific situation where lives are > > > > at risk. When it comes to saving lives, I say screw airspace! save people > > > > before political posturing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > So its OK to violate another nation's sovereignty whenever you want > > > > > and with no consequences. I guess the converse would also be true, > > > > > other nations can violate US airspace at will then without > > > > > consequences. > > > > > > > > > > Typical US attitude - screw the rest of the world, especially your > > > > > allies. Real brilliant.It will get to the point that the only US > > > > > allies will be paid. > > > > > > > > > > As for the missile tracks - remember where a good third of the ICBM's > > > > > are based, and how many of those russian nukes are really controlled > > > > > by Moscow. > > > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:33:39 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> OK, so we either have to keep the Canadians happy or we can save our > > > > >> rears. I go for the latter. Screw diplomacy, save my hide! > > > > >> http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/nation/10997668. htm > > > > >> > > > > >> (though chances are we'll never see a missile attack come through > > > > >> Canadian air space and they know it. Just posturing) > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:148625 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
