> That is a rhetorical tactic that kind of misses the point As nearly everyone here has pointed out, it not only doesn't miss the point, it _is_ the point, and

> That is a rhetorical tactic that kind of misses the point As nearly everyone here has pointed out, it not only doesn't miss the point, it _is_ the point, and it's not rhetorical, it's a statement of fact. Weapons waste is completely different to power-plant waste. That's the whole point of that sentence.