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- Expensive, Narrow Focused Solution
- by maxwis July 13, 2006 12:37 PM PDT
- Putting hundreds of millions of dollars into an aircraft protection system seems like an expensive solution to yesterday's problem. Sure, it is great for the defense contractors on the government teat, but a waste of taxpayer money. Evildoers simply adjust their tactics to easier targets, such as subways, trains, buses, ferries, etc. We have seen this happen in Tokyo, Spain, London, and now India.
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- ignorant comment
- by juser_bogus July 14, 2006 8:55 AM PDT
- This is exactly the system that Israel needs right now to defend against the rockets current rocket attacks from Lebanon!
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