snacktimetoday

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   by snacktimetoday 13y ago

   In time of war, minutes are an eternity. No reason these soldiers should have had to wait so long other than inefficiency.
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   by snacktimetoday 13y ago

   The success rate was hugely exaggerated. I witnessed first hand missiles coming into and near Israel. Missile defence is a funny thing, especially when it comes to budgets and politics. There is often this cost/benefit of perfectly int
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   by snacktimetoday 13y ago

   The information was not passed on because it was damaging to the military industrial complex interests at the time. Americans at that time in particular really felt infallible after the Cold War and did not accept feedback very well. The sk
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   by snacktimetoday 13y ago

   As an Israeli who lived through the Gulf War and served in the army, I can attest that the patriot missile was a success and massive failure at the same time. It was better than nothing, let me just say that. The problem was that we knew it