Originally Posted By: Art_in_FL
LOL.

Fairly recently the Chinese shot one of their satellites. And a mighty gasp was heard within the US about how the Chinese were going to stage a 'Pearl Harbor on the Hight Frontier'. What got missed was the many developments and tests the US had been doing along the same lines.

The unwritten logic was: US developments are 'good' and in the service of peace' but the Chinese efforts are a 'threat to world peace and US security'. Silly.

Now this administration has, at considerable cost (one estimate was $1 Billion), deigned to shoot at one of our satellites. The experts on such things pointed out that the whole 'hydrazine risk' story was canard. The odds of a hydrazine tank surviving reentry are slim to none. Assuming it made it down at least partly intact the risk was minimal, contamination of an estimated two football fields.

Which means that for purely symbolic reasons, demonstrating we can, we have spent most of a Billion dollars for no practical effect.

Maybe it is just me but this smacks of the psychology of insecure adolescent boys. A need to 'prove themselves' and an immature inability to restrain themselves that drives them to do outlandish inappropriate acts simply because 'they can'. Regardless of the consequences.

Again, maybe it is just me but I keep getting the feeling this administration needs adult supervision.



I see nothing wrong with sending a message to others. I see nothing wrong with sending a message to others. You argue its 1 Billion dollars, but if the message was received it would not only save money, it could save lives.


Just like a shotgun shell cost money, but if someone were to try to open your door in the middle of the night and you turn the outside lights on and fire a shell off in the front yard to let the thief know you have a gun and to move on.


You are arguing about the cost of electricity for the light and the cost of a shotgun shell. Let go the hate for Bush and look at the bigger picture.


I could care less what party is in office, and what President orders it, when we show the world we are strong it’s good.
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