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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
From my perspective, there's no problem researching missile defense. Even if it never works, a lot of good technology can come out of it. But it doesn't work yet, and they want to deploy it, which is a stunning waste of money.
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I don't have any differences with your facts but do want to point out that Reagan's at-the-time senseless cold-war escalation is what broke the Soviet Union economically. Sometimes, the bark is worse than the bite. And when it comes to poker and bluffing, that is one area (even if the only one) where W is extremely competent.