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2006-07-07 Fifth Column

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-07-07 09:23|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Had that Dong headed in the vicinity of Hawaii and we missed on the intercept (or used too many of our interceptors in the process) these same politicians -- who spent 20 years retarding BMD progress -- would have been blaming Bush "incompetence" for not getting BMD to work as well as it could.

This is why, after 8 years here in DC, I now have UTTER contempt for the legislative branch of government. Most members of congress are opportunistic Monday morning quarterbacks.

The anti-BMD crowd is among the worst. Most are motivated by a leftist ideology that taught them that developing this technology was 'destabilizing.' What always angered me is that -- in their concept of 'stability' -- the US had far fewer options for its own defense yet somehow it was wrong to question their patriotism. Also, their doctrine -- to the extent that their sentiments amounted to one -- relied exclusively on a massive nuclear counterstrike for deterrence. Yet somehow it was wrong to question their judgement or sense of morality.

I might not agree with Bush all the time but at least, when he (or for that matter any of his predecessors) takes a position on something, he makes a commitment to action and is judged accordingly, unlike these legislators who will happily go on the Sunday morning shows to bash the administration (for instance, to demagouge a BMD test) regardless of what happens.

I have respect only for the people in government service who lose sleep at night over things like Kimmie's nukes and missiles. I seriously doubt Levin or any of the anti-BMD crowd has lost a wink over the demonstrable bankruptcy of their strategy over the last 20 years.

I like this op ed for setting the record straight. Unfortunately, IMO, right wingers like me have had too many reasons lately to say 'I told you so.' While the current NK situation proves us right on BMD I believe 9/11 pretty much settled the death penalty debate and the Washington snipers -- and fear of do-it-yourself jihadis -- pretty much ended the 'gun control' debate.

Posted by JAB 2006-07-07 14:10|| 2006-07-07 14:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Another reason why I belive Reagan was the greatest President of the 20th Century, hands down.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-07-07 17:38|| 2006-07-07 17:38|| Front Page Top

#3 ....and should be enshrined on Mount Rushmore!
I think there's enough rock left.

Posted by RJB in JC MO 2006-07-07 18:28|| 2006-07-07 18:28|| Front Page Top

#4 I stand by my prior criticism. The original three were OK, but the most recent three really sucked. Oh yeah, and it's a shame they didn't kill off Jar-Jar.

Oh! Never mind ...

Posted by DMFD 2006-07-07 19:08|| 2006-07-07 19:08|| Front Page Top

#5 HAWAII = HQ of US Navy's Pacific Fleet + major US Commands; A US State - read, influence over [pro/anti-North Korea]national budget-politics; has large, politically-econ active Asian population; BMD-GMD locale; is heavily Welfarist-Nanny US State; Yamaoto failed to invade and isolate Pearl Harbor = Hawaii during or after December 7th, 1941, i.e. support IJN-desired "decisive battle" against US fleet in Pacific; locale for Norkie-supported Mafia operations in USA; Chicom plans for Asian-Pacific hegemony > substitute China for America in entire Pacific; Commies need Hawaii + parts of ALCAN to cover the Pacific flanks of Mother Cindy's Airborne Army of US Liberation-OWG = Amerikkan Peacekeeping Force as they fight to "liberate" all of NORAM-CONUS from Dubya's fascists, i.e "purge" America's sacred National Communist, pan-Socialist, Totalitarianism-Regul Absolutism = Perfection/Utopianism, pro-Stalinist, pro-OWG anti-US sovereignty mainstream from its defective klutz/simpleton = criminal, Male Brute, mere Authoritarian, limited Govermentist, etal. Fascist SOCIALIST GOP-Rightist minority faction. LASTLY, threatening a lawful, de facto US State > hopes to scare US politicians into diverting powerful US forces to cover Hawaii AT EXPENSE OF US ALLIES IN ASIA. ITS A QUANDRY FOR THE NORKIES > they know their [starving] 3-Milyuhn plus population are expendable fodder for the Chicoms yet Norks too have a moral duty to protect and save the lives of as many of their people as they can.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-07-07 23:19|| 2006-07-07 23:19|| Front Page Top

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