snjoseph's Journal: Projectile Dysfunction

AP: Missle Defense System to Miss Deadline

In an earlier Journal Entry, I wrote:

Rumsfeld expressed righteous indignation that "some folks still argue that missile defense can't work." But no one argues that it can't work--people merely argue that it doesn't work, which is less of an argument than a simple statement of an objective fact.

One of the nice things about living in the Bush Era is that it makes repeating the transparently obvious seem like a prophecy of profound wisdom.

The latest missile defense test failed due to an "unknown anomaly" which kept the interceptor from launching. I think this is actually a good strategy, since the chances of a missile hitting the interceptor while it sits in the silo are, if you think about it, a lot greater than the chances of the interceptor hitting a missile in mid-air.

In any event, since Star Wars is a terrible idea which shreds even the crackpot nuclear balance that prevails today, not putting it into operation is probably the greatest security success the Bushies have managed to date.