February 15, 2008
BUT LAURA SAYS HE'S JUST A GANGSTER OF LOVE:
Bush branded 'cowboy of space' after decision to shoot down malfunctioning satellite (Daily Mail, 15th February 2008)
President Bush was branded a cowboy last night amid claims that his decision to shoot down a failed satellite could spark a confrontation with Russia and China.Posted by Orrin Judd at February 15, 2008 10:01 PM
Fire away!
Make the Russkies and the Chicoms start trying to keep up. More anti-satellite weapons and fewer snowplows! Putin evidently thinks he can ramp up for the race.
Posted by: ratbert at February 15, 2008 10:30 PMDo some people call him Maurice?
Posted by: John Thacker at February 15, 2008 10:36 PMPompitous and circumstance.
Posted by: ghostcat at February 15, 2008 11:31 PMHe sure don't want to hurt no one.
Posted by: Mike Morley at February 16, 2008 8:44 AM"They warned the president could provoke a new arms race in space by brandishing America's military power."
A new arms race? We never had an old arms race.
Do critics prefer that the deadly projectile fall where it will and cause untold potential death and destruction?
Posted by: erp at February 16, 2008 9:21 AMThis is obviously the swaggering cowboy's simpleminded attempt to show he has a bigger one than the other guy, and "Oh let's play with our shiny new toy" out in the Pacific, like his new BB gun in the back yard.
I bet yells "yee haw" all through the White House the moment he pulls the trigger...
So, I'm all for it!
Yee haw.
Posted by: AndrewX at February 16, 2008 9:23 AMThe point that the media seems to be missing, is that now the American navy has about a half-dozen warships that are capable of destroying ballistic missles in flight. As more missle defense is realized, the strategic equation changes to the detriment of Russia and China.
Posted by: lebeaux at February 16, 2008 4:09 PM