Mr. Shaman
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Hell.....spending has only increased 70%, since 2001!!!!
"According to Fox Noise, Obama is proposing a measly 10% cut in the Pentagon's declared budget."
"According to Fox Noise, Obama is proposing a measly 10% cut in the Pentagon's declared budget."
Hell.....spending has only increased 70%, since 2001!!!!
I know you would think we were not fighting two wars and a global terror movement....
Hell.....spending has only increased 70%, since 2001!!!!
Well yippy skip... The "brilliant" Obama plans to cut a few billion from the military budget (which we need), while blowing $1.8 Trillion on failed government programs (which we don't need). This is a good move in you opinion?
Do you mean that it's impossible for for us to be able to shoot down in incoming missile with a nuclear warhead? Or just that our current system isn't capable of doing so?
Rob, how long would it take to get our systems caught up?
Considering we are already behind, and with cuts we will get really really behind. In 4 years if we got a president who actually took this stuff seriously, how long would it take him to catch up?
Well, depends on what you want the system to be geared towards. If you want it to stop a total Russian onslaught.. I would say it will never get caught up.
If you want it to stop rouge threats like North Korea or Iran, we are doing alright I would say, but we need to continue funding and deployments. Cutting these only sets us back. I would also argue that we do not need to negotiate new arms controls deals with Russia. I think this blows a window of opportunity we have with Russia. Immediately negotiating about nuclear weapons shapes our relationship completely about nuclear weapons. That solidifies the notion of "adversary" in the public discourse in both countries.
We have had some successful tests, but we need to continue to improve the technology. However, a missile shield cannot defend against alternative methods of delivery.
In reality, our missile shield never could, and never will, prevent a nuclear attack from Russia.
I know you would think we were not fighting two wars and a global terror movement....
we are fighting 2 wars? realy cuz we where told Iraq is not even a occupation now But of course even if its not even a occupation let alone a war now, its wrong to suggest we start pulling out.
we are fighting 2 wars? realy cuz we where told Iraq is not even a occupation now But of course even if its not even a occupation let alone a war now, its wrong to suggest we start pulling out.