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Edited by Diplomat:
3/19/2013 2:47:49 AM
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Obama Deploys Missile Defenses That Don't Work
[quote]The Obama administration's announcement that it would spend $1 billion to deploy 14 additional antimissile interceptors in Alaska was a clever move. It sent a strong signal to North Korea -- and to China. It reassured close allies Japan and South Korea. It won praise from Republican opponents and generated great newspaper headlines: "U.S. beefs up missile defenses." It hit all the right buttons.
There is only one problem: The interceptors do not work.
The Ground-based Midcourse Defense has cost almost $40 billion, but it has not had a successful intercept test since 2008, the year President Obama was elected. It has failed to intercept targets in half of its 15 carefully scripted tests. The success rate is getting worse, not better. It hit only two targets in eight attempts since 2002. In some of these tests, the interceptors could not even get out of the silos. The problems are so bad that the Pentagon has not attempted an intercept test for two years.[/quote]
lol
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3 RepliesJust tell Sarah Palin to stand outside her house. Damn Commies will run away in fear once they see her.
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Important question. How does the government contract system work in america. Because this could easily not be obama's fault but contractor problem.
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What does this have to do with obama? weren't these installed long before he was president? [quote]The success rate is getting worse, not better. It hit only two targets in eight attempts since 2002.[/quote]
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Not sure why obama is at fault but really it is likely the contractors at fault. One of the biggest problem i learnt in government spending is that the government must vhooses the cheapest contract by reading initial estimate. They cannot choose the better company with better track record if its price is $1 more than the guy who has a shoddy history etc. It is mainly an auction house for the cheapest bidder.
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lol 2
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THANKS OBAMA.
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Well, that's dumb, but I guess a 14 more interceptors that work 50% of the time is better than no interceptors, right?
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Yea I heard about this and thought "wtf?"
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Mhm...
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Just going to pop in and state this: Anything that involves money, war and defense has to go through Congress first.
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2 RepliesWhy doesn't he deploy those new laser systems instead of shit that doesn't work 90% of the time?
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2 RepliesYou Americans, and your silly little Nuclear-war preventions. Everyone loves us Canadians.
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4 RepliesWhat do you expect from the current administration. They essentially dismantled our military over the last four years, and then when we get a serious threat from a crazy as -blam!- country Iran, they try to pull everything out of moth balls and expect it to work. Also, you can't fight a war without money King Obama. So do us all a favor and stop spending our country into oblivion, because you do know Iran is strong allies with China right? You think the Emperor of China is going to fork over money so we can fight a war against their ally? Oh that's right you'll just up the $45 Billion American dollars we are printing every day up to $150 Billion. There ya go lets just print the money and deal with super hyperinflation right after we defend our selves from religious zealots. I predict we are Greece in 7-10 years.
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1 ReplyEdited by Ron Paul: 3/24/2013 5:01:12 AMWhat happens when you deploy shit missiles... and when you don't vote for Ron Paul.
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1 ReplyEdited by SergeantFlood: 3/24/2013 5:51:37 AMWell, now the Koreans know it's a bluff.
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3 RepliesTrying to find any reason to hate Obama, aren't you?
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That's Obama for you.
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Obama is a bastard
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America! Look at ma gunz!
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[quote] it has not had a successful intercept test since 2008, the year President Obama was elected.[/quote] I found the problem.
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2 RepliesVerdict on this thread
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Maybe he was counting on North Korea not having internet, therefore not knowing this was a bluff.
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1 ReplyIt's not as if he deployed them knowing that they wouldn't work.
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That's hilarious
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Edited by Pluck: 3/19/2013 11:58:26 PMMirin source >Remembers how only one out of hundreds of hundreds of missiles made it to US bases and allies during Desert Storm because of dat dere PAtriot missiles
