Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 10:49:58 -0400
To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
From: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
Subject: WTC attack and missile defense
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To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 23:23:04 -0400
Subject: WTC attack and missile defense
Priority: normal

Matt,

I have been puzzled by the recent hyperbole claiming uselessness
of a missile defense system in light of the WTC attacks.  Would
these same folks claim that fireproofing is useless because it can't
prevent floods, or that automobiles are useless because they can't
cross the ocean?  Reasonable people may oppose a missile
defense system on the basis of moral, ideological, or monetary
concerns.  But to oppose such a system because it cannot protect
us from every conceivable (and inconceivable) form of attack is
ludicrous.

On an unrelated note, following is a direct quote from Richard
Gebhardt, House Minority Leader (approx. 21:30 EDT, national
[ABC] news): "We will have to find a new balance between freedom
and security."

Regards,

Steve Turner


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