Comments | us_election2008: Obama's chance to end the fantasy that is Star Wars

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Obama's chance to end the fantasy that is Star Wars

Nov 13, 2008 12:12

Johann Hari writes of Obama's chance to end the Star Wars programme:

One of Obama's first choices will bewhether to bring to an end one of the strangest episodes in American political history.

This is the tale of how a man with Alzheimer's Disease came up with a physically impossible fantasy based on a B-movie he once starred in - and how the US ( Read more... )

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jhubert November 13 2008, 19:29:06 UTC

I recently came across a guy who was arguing that Obama might make the USA vulnerable to invasion by China...

Hmm... ysabetwordsmith November 13 2008, 20:39:34 UTC

>> Will Obama take the opportunity to make a dramatic shift from the policies of his predecessors? <<

I suspect so.

>> Would it be the right thing to do or would he immediately draw criticisms over the state of US security?<<

It would be the right thing, AND would draw criticism. However, it would make the US considerably more safe. You're always more safe when surrounded by friends than by enemies, even if you have a bigger stick than your enemies do. Obama is good at convincing people to get along; that is far better for the world and for the US than continuing the arms race.

still has to earn my respect..action speck louder then speeches revamike08 November 13 2008, 20:46:28 UTC

to me thay all phonys..not guna chance shit..thear just a new captin on the slave ship lol

Re: still has to earn my respect..action speck louder then speeches yh_tac November 14 2008, 08:35:07 UTC

lol indeed.

randy_68 November 13 2008, 21:02:12 UTC

Maybe Russia made the move to point at Poland in an effort to make this happen. Could it possibly be that they realize its potential and see Obama as a way of getting us to remove an advantage on our part?

I mean, so many people think this is causing/ or going to cause a crisis. Maybe it's necessary to avert a crisis?

wolfwoman2003 November 14 2008, 07:26:05 UTC

I remember that Star Wars thing, but I was too involved with raising a sick child to really pay much attention to it. I thought it had died long ago. I feel like a doofus for not knowing what it was, what was at stake, or how much money was pumped into it. It's really appalling.