<a href="http://www.plastic.com/article.html?sid=02/12/20/18160444" title="Death Star Doesn't Work, Emperor Deploys Anyway">Death Star Doesn't Work...</a> on <a href="http://www.plastic.om/">Plastic</a> covers the recent announcement by the Bush administration that it is seeking USD$1.5 Billion to fund the Missile Defense Shield deployment. From the article, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4129-2002Dec17.html"></a> on the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/">Washington Post</a> (which now seems to have dissappeared --- deliberate or ???): <bq>Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld described the initial plan as "better than nothing," saying, "The reason I think it's important to start is because you have to put something in place and get knowledge about it and experience with it."</bq> ...comes this comment from Jack Canuck (<a href="http://www.plastic.com/comments.html?sid=02/12/20/18160444;cid=14"> Interesting philosophy in this quote</a>) on Plastic: <bq>Funny, because that's exactly the argument that the US government dismisses when it's used to argue for ratifying the Kyoto Accord. I wonder why it applies to this and not to that? Well, never mind. I wouldn't want to expect a consistent and logical worldview from the Bush government.</bq> 'nuff said.