Rapid Fire 11/16/06 (Updated)
* G.I.s turn detective in Iraq
* Guess everything's dandy: Abazaid negs troop increase, decrease
* Tilt to Shi'ites?
* Trouble for border tech push?
* China denies sub hunt
* U.S. submariners talk
* Su-35s get funky
* Camel spiders 8, Marines 0
* "Countering the Mother of Satan"
* Soldiers' software buddies
*Brits' badass new grenade launcher
* TOW replacement tested
* Super-radar heads to Alaska - in January?!?!? (background here)
* Esquire eyes Starfire (background here)
(Big ups: JH, JQP, RC, AT, Blackfive, TP)
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“The present system is the only capability we have to defend against a missile attack,” he said. “Something is better that nothing.”
That was from the Kodiak Daily Mirror article. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the point of missile defense was to "defend against missile attacks." What does LTG Fraser expect the system to do, wash his car and press his dress uniform?
Posted by: Robot.Economist at November 17, 2006 11:23 AM