-Caveat Lector- -----Original Message----- From: A.C. Szul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Ric, you're still missing the point. It's _not_ about $$, but about >saving lives. > >Ric Carter wrote: > >> To decide how a defense should be structured, you first have to ask: >> What are the possible, credible threats? What vulnerabilities can be >> exploited? Where will an opponent get the most bang for their buck, >> do the most decisive damage with the least expenditure of resources? >> In other words: what weak points are worth being attacked, and by who, >> using what? What's the best match of weapon against target, for what >> gain? What kinds of attacks can we most confidently expect? Star Wars will save neither money NOR lives - re-read the above about assessing threats, then consider the real threats facing the US, then consider cost/benefit ratios. Whether or not we build a very expensive system to intercept ballistic missiles, we have to judge the likelihoods that 1) ballistic missiles CAN and WILL be launched at US territory, or that 2) opponents could achieve the same ends via other, cheaper means. You want to save lives? Outlaw automobiles - no more auto accidents. Ban guns, knives, ropes, pesticides - greatly reduced homicide rates. Prohibit electricity - no more electrocutions. Sure, you can devise safeguards - but at what cost? Is the threat worth that cost? More specifically, is it worth spending tens of billions of US dollars to build an ineffective system, a system that doesn't begin to address real strategic threats, an expensive system that can't handle cheap threats, a huge system that any nimble operative could circumvent? Star Wars is a sham. Admit it. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
