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Great analogy. Great way of making the point.

p>Also a great film. Did Burt look good in the uniform, or what? br> -- Greg Richards /p> p> MORTAL MATH br> Re: Jed Babbin's Crazy Kim, Cozy Carl, and the Bow Wave : /p>

Mr. Babbin's piece begs the question, "Why should the ground based anti-ABM defense have a greater probability of success than the ship based when it would seem the ship or sub based systems could get closer to the target and possibly intercept earlier in the launch?"

p>Another question is why aren't we paying more attention to our 30,000 to 40,000 troops on the DMZ? Originally they were deemed to be a "Trip Wire" defense: strike them and the U.S. mounts a full assault against North Korea and/or China. Today, the tepid response of South Korea to the North's provocations and aims along with a growing anti-Americanism among South Koreans suggests the danger of inferior intelligence and suspect support from the South that place our troops in greater danger than before. Add to that the possibility of an attack on the troops without a full U.S. response, perhaps locked by the South, and a redeployment of those troops seems in order. The situation reminds me of the Marines whom were bombed in Lebanon in 1984, surrounded by hostiles. Redeployment now might seem like the wrong signal at the wrong time. Tough toe nails! And it might wake the South Koreans from their dream. br> --

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