These two points are the keys to this thread. It is a matter of priorities in a changing world. Aircraft carriers and 100 megaton hydrogen bombs do little to dissuade a small band of terrorists from doing their dastardly deeds.
If they had to spend some time wondering if their organization had been infiltrated by US intelligence (even if it hasn't), it would at least cause them problems. Some on-target intelligence *could* give us some advance warning next time. < knock on wood > On a slightly different note that applies back to Jeff's original post: The US Army helicopter design/maintenance groups are in Huntsville. For the past three years I have been hearing that they didn't have enough spare parts to even use the choppers for training. It would have been nice if Clinton had taken the savings from streamlining the military and used them to buy some spare parts to keep what we already have in operation. A grounded Apache is only useful as a paper weight. bill evans Hartselle, AL [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 29 Oct 2001 18:23:40 -0500 "Phillip L. Harbison" > > > > We could have had 20 times the armed services we have and > > it wouldn't have prevented Sept. 11th. > > True, but adequate emphasis on human intelligence might have > prevented it. > > -- > Phil Harbison > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. To unsubscribe from this list just send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a BLANK subject line and the single word "UNSUBSCRIBE" (without the quotes) in the body or visit http://www.RollTideFan.net
