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2005-03-31 Home Front: Tech

Dumb Brookings Institute Pronouncement (nice pictures, though)

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-03-31 11:55:00 AM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11136 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I didn't see anything about plans to incorporate the Zionist Death Ray into our military. Mounted on satelites would be cool. Code name: The Wrath of Allan.

Oh, and the Earth Quake generator too. Where does that fit in?

Posted by BrerRabbit 2005-03-31 12:29:16 PM|| 2005-03-31 12:29:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 This the same Brookings Institute that was quiet during the large-scale RIFs between 1991-2002?

Posted by Pappy 2005-03-31 12:43:06 PM|| 2005-03-31 12:43:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Should've added that folks like the Brookings Institute people favor 'investment' in troops, because they're a relatively cheap and fungible asset to acquire, maintain, and (especially) demobilise compared to weapon systems. Troops also don't have political-turf support either.

Posted by Pappy 2005-03-31 12:50:09 PM|| 2005-03-31 12:50:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 They didn't want to reduce the F-22 buy to double digits. I guess they've cut that one back as far as they can already.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-03-31 12:53:40 PM|| 2005-03-31 12:53:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 New weaponry lasts decades. Troops are lost when their enlistment periods run out. That's the reality. New weaponry takes years, perhaps decades, to get operational. Fresh troops can be trained up in several months. Brookings, the liberal think-tank usually described as moderate by the New York Times, is doing its usual schtick.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-03-31 2:28:32 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-03-31 2:28:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The development cycle for remotely operated and unmanned equipment is (much) shorter, in large part becuase the safety and reliability criteria are lower.

Posted by phil_b 2005-03-31 2:57:25 PM|| 2005-03-31 2:57:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Brookings pronouncements on American National Security issues should be taken with the same sincerity as Vicente Fox's - they're on the other side IMO

Posted by Frank G 2005-03-31 2:57:36 PM|| 2005-03-31 2:57:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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