Missile Defense Madness: Languish, what say you?

Started by CountDeMoney, September 15, 2013, 09:49:13 PM

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Where should the next useless GBI site be located?

Fort Drum, New York
8 (47.1%)
Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Vermont
4 (23.5%)
NAS Portsmouth SERE Training Area, Maine
1 (5.9%)
Camp Ravenna Joint Training Center, Ohio
2 (11.8%)
Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan
2 (11.8%)

Total Members Voted: 17

The Brain

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MadImmortalMan

Those are all in the east, so none. I think it should be in Seattle or Portland.  :P
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Admiral Yi

I think we can all agree that Michigan is not the optimal choice.

grumbler

Quote from: Admiral Yi on September 16, 2013, 03:18:05 PM
I think we can all agree that Michigan is not the optimal choice.

Disagree.  The base name trumps strategic concerns.
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grumbler

Quote from: garbon on September 16, 2013, 02:01:49 PM
My point was that I was asking a question and not making it a statement of fact. Would be odd then to mock me for that - when I was seeking out more info.

It certainly looked like a leading question.  Either that, or you think only perfect systems should be procured.  In complex (or numerous) systems, there will be failures, so every pother complex procurement has gone ahead despite the fact that the procured item had suffered failures.
The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.   -G'Kar

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MadImmortalMan

You never know what those nefarious Canadians will be up to.
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"Complacency can be a self-denying prophecy."
"We have nothing to fear but lack of fear itself." --Larry Summers

garbon

Quote from: grumbler on September 16, 2013, 03:25:06 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 16, 2013, 02:01:49 PM
My point was that I was asking a question and not making it a statement of fact. Would be odd then to mock me for that - when I was seeking out more info.

It certainly looked like a leading question. 

Sure, the article led me in that direction. I don't know why I should be mocked for that. :huh:
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Quote from: grumbler on September 16, 2013, 03:21:56 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on September 16, 2013, 03:18:05 PM
I think we can all agree that Michigan is not the optimal choice.

Disagree.  The base name trumps strategic concerns.

The missiles at Fort Custer will be prone to flying into enemy traps.
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Ideologue

Since no PRC or DPRK missiles can hit South Carolina, I feel a better use of funds is to continue to hone our first strike capabilities.
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