We had 8 of them in my Jr. High math class. Not content playing Oregon Trail, I started learning BASIC and transferred over to my dad's IBM PC. That was my beginning of a wonderful career in IT.

The imbecile who started the Birther movement is a lawyer too. I know quite a few excellent lawyers and a few who must have gotten their J.D. from a box of CrackerJack.

Good point (even with the Patton reference). However, I think there are other, current, weapons systems that can do the job of the F22 for much cheaper. Also, in this era of deficit and debt, it makes sense to trim back the Defense budget which is still largely based on fighting an enemy which ceased to exist 20 years ago.

You can contact me directly from the link in my signature if you ever want to talk about anything ALS. I am 7 years in and us "old timers" have a duty to help the newly diagnosed.

The ALS Residence Initiative already built a paradigm-shift in skilled nursing care in Chelsea, MA. The Residence was built as part of the Leonard Florence Center for Living as a place for ALS/MS patients with severe disability to live with maximum independence and with the highest quality nursing care available.

The Residence was designed by my friend Steve Saling with his own long-term care requirements in mind. The building is stuffed with automation equipment from PEAC which enables people, who can only use their eyes to control a computer, to open doors, operate lights, call an elevator, or summon assistance (among other operations). The Residence is the first of its kind, and the ALSRI is committed to building these across the USA. The second facility is to be built near Atlanta, GA.

Nope. The OP has historical record and odds of repetition to immediately support his statement.

Exactly. The ABM projects are a 21st Century solution to a 20th Century threat that no longer exists. The threat of a wave of ICBMs is over, and no country is going to send a single or handful of missiles our way, fail to neutralize our response, then suffer the annihilation that would be our response. As you point out, it's conventional military operations hampered by cyberwarfare that is the hot threat with economic+cyber warfare being the cold threat.

Supply the voting record and you might have an argument. Until then, your comment is a strawman.

Except after 30 years even the kinetic weapons angle still isn't reliable.

The political defense is the proven, and much less expensive, solution.

Or put a reactor in the plane.

What could possibly go wrong?

That's where I experienced it!

Almost like a whole squadron in one pass! That was beautiful. Great way to start my online day. Thanks buddy!

Very cool, thanks! To be very honest, I think the Hawker Hurricane sounded the best followed closely by the Spitfire and the Mustang well behind (although all used the Merlin).

I have had the pleasure of seeing-hearing-feeling a Spitfire fly by at full speed at very low altitude. It's a sexual experience for anyone who appreciates aircraft.