"NOYB" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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"HarryKrause" wrote in message
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The PRC is a far bigger threat to the existence of the United States
than Iraq, Iran, and Syria combined. But Bush isn't going to threaten
the PRC with a sword, because the Chinese would laugh at us.


The US could easily flatten China, but you'd be back to that old MAD
scenario. So unless George W can promise a quick trip to heaven and a
dozen
or so virgins per man..... it a no win situation.

SDI is our ace in the hole...and we're getting closer to perfecting it.
You are correct that the old MAD scenario will rear its ugly head
again...this time, with China. But if China is convinced that any ICBMs
launched at the US would be intercepted before they made landfall, they'd
be a lot more receptive to the threat of any military pressure from the
US.

Closer to perfecting? If you leave Boston, driving to Texas, and your car
dies and ends your trip just north of Hartford CT, yes, you are closer than
when you left Boston, but not enough to user the word "closer" with any
sense of celebration.

To relate this to the SDI idea, the news indicates that there have been some
pretty basic (and potentially embarrassing) problems. Never pin your hopes
on technology which is a last resort. Instead, you should be wondering why
China is so hot to have Taiwan back, and whether it's any of our damned
business.