Missile Defence

[c9]

Well, Jack Layton dared to ask Bush about the weaponization of space. And Paul Martin dithered about it as usual. But really, who is anybody kidding? It's going to happen. Want proof? Weaponization of space is already under development. Just ask the contractors!

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[disasternat.livejournal.com]

I might add that I will not support this project with my tax dollars until it can be justified as a working, able system that will actually do anything.

I do not believe that it makes sense to build weapons on the idea that you MIGHT need them - that's scary! And I will not and do not support Martin's decision to go blindly into this when he has more important things such as ensuring our Health Care System survives, our Education system is taken care of and the issues with the provinces are dealt with - before he goes running to join this idiotic war the United States is currently fighting and planning to fight in the future

[c9.livejournal.com]

Sadly, you don't get to decide where your tax dollars go. You can vote out the government, but you can't decide until you're in the PMO. It does suck quite a bit.

Interesting devil's advocacy point: we build (well, buy) lots of weapons on the premise that we might need them. Our entire military, for example, is not supported solely by current peacekeeping and search-and-rescue operations, there are other potential needs that we prepare for (with too little money, in many cases) that are just 'maybe' situations. How is this different?

And please note: devil's advocacy. I'm not actually promoting the above view.

[disasternat.livejournal.com]

Oh I agree with you on that.. but there's a point where buying weapons or having the built in such a mass scale is beyond any pre-emptive need.

A military should have adequate weapons and that's why I support funding the military so that they aren't driving around the desert in green uniforms and the such. However, I think that building a HUGE and it is HUGE Contienant wide Missle Defense System is beyond any need...

There is not country in the world today that could launch a missle that could travel across the ocean and hit the U.S. North Korea is not a problem - and i really do not think that they are going to be a problem (but please try to prove me wrong). I jsut think that the large amount of money that is going to be spent on something such as this, a program that has been tested and has failed each test is wrong and Canada shouldn't be involved..

I'm glad you aren't promoting the above view, though if you were it would make for a great over coffee discussion the next time you are in Halifax.