Posted on 02/01/2007 3:42:59 AM PST by bushfamfan
Republican leaders on the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday launched a push for more spending on classified space programs, stating that China's recent anti-satellite missile test ushered in a "new era of military competition."
House Armed Services ranking member Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., told reporters that the military needs a "new dimension" in its space capabilities after China successfully destroyed a low-orbit weather satellite in a test earlier this month. "That should sharpen our focus and redouble our efforts," Hunter said.
Neither Hunter nor House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee ranking member Terry Everett, R-Ala., would discuss specific programs that could receive increased investments. But the United States must be prepared to pre-empt threats, shield U.S. military assets in space from adversaries and quickly replace destroyed systems, Hunter said.
Hunter also emphasized that the United States should lean on European allies to halt sales to China of any technologies that could be used to attack U.S. space technologies.
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Good, this has been needed for a while.
2nd, space is the high ground. Always occupy the high ground.
Exactly
Just some background info on Hunter and his outspoken nature to go where not many(I don't think any) Republicans go with their spineless nature.
Hunter on Abu Ghraib(courtesyhttp://www.larouchepub.com/other/2004/3128goss_hunter_block.html : )
Probably the single loudest obstructionist voice in the House of Representatives in support of the Cheneyac "Beastman" policy in Iraq has been Armed Services Committee chairman Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.). Hunter has been able to use his position to block any meaningful inquiry into the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and at every public opportunity, has railed against those who are demanding such an investigation. He even went after his GOP counterpart in the Senate, John Warner (Va.), for holding three hearings in two weeks on the scandal, practically accusing Warner of treason.
Under great public pressure, Hunter has since held one hearing, for part of one day, and has no intention of having any more. During debate on the Fiscal Year 2005 Defense Authorization bill, on May 19, Hunter declared, "We have had enormous publicity the last number of days about the mess at Abu Ghraib. I estimated we have probably devoted as much media attention to that mess involving now, as identified, some seven personnel, as we did to the Normandy invasion. And that is an imbalance. It is time to refocus." What did he want to refocus on? "The 135,000 great personnel doing their job in Iraq."
On June 14, when the committee took up a resolution of inquiry sponsored by some 40 Democrats, demanding the Pentagon be more forthcoming with documents relating to the prison scandal, Hunter placed the 6,000 pages of the report on the abuse and torture of prisoners filed by U.S. Army General Anthony Taguba (the Taguba Report) on a table at the head of the hearing room and railed at the Democrats, "Isn't that enough for you?"
Hunter on Guantanamo(courtesy http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050613-033125-4935r.htm:)
California Republican Duncan Hunter held a press conference to discuss the treatment of detainees at the island jail, and spent his opening statement going over a daily menu for prisoners that included oven-fried chicken and fresh fruit.
"This is what Osama bin Laden's bodyguards will eat several times a week. Lemon chicken, rice, broccoli, carrots, bread and two types of fruit," Hunter said, inviting a reporter to come eat with him.
Hunter was digging himself out of small hole he got into over the weekend when he said on a news program that the White House is divided over whether to close the jail.
"I think they've come to the conclusion, some members of the White House have come to the conclusion that the legend now, that the legend is different than the fact, and when that's the case you go with the legend that somehow Guantanamo has been a place of abuse and you close it down and you shorten the stories, you shorten the heated debate and you get it off the table and you move on," he said.
Ping!
The chinese are already taking out ssatelites, so I think this is a good move. Our military would be blind without them.
I think we can hold off the chinese another 20 years at the current rate, hopefully hunter can help prolong their imminent takeover.
Of course Biden and the Demonrats have been saying after the Chinese took this action that we shouldn't antagonize the ChiComs. They have never nor will they ever have any clue on national security. Nevermind the chicken hawk talk, chickens*its is what they want to offer America.
Good boost for Hunter.
Hunter in 2008!!!!!
Has anyone "ping" this to the DH list?
Antoninus has the list and I pinged him.
Everything I have read about Duncan Hunter revs me up. So much common sense, so little exposure. It makes me mad that the supposed conservatives like Sean Hannity have yet to mention his name. We need to get the word out.
DUNCAN HUNTER PRESIDENT 2008
The Chinese made a huge mistake, they have unleashed the U.S. military war dogs and they are on the trail of a massive space military budget.
Yes, I was really ticked last night I caught O'Reilly and he had Ann Coulter on to discuss the GOP nominees. Of course, O'Reilly only had her talk about 'the 4 nominees'(McCain, Rudy, Romney, Gingrich) But no mention of the others. They seem to want to freeze him out and I'm disgusted at not much of a mention from them as yet. Have an honest discussion but we are being let down by these so-called 'conservative' voices.
Email the talk radio pages every day. We convince enough ppl to surely they will perk up.
This is one positive in the Duncan Hunter column but I think the space station is already armed. I seen a video on "Sightings" the TV show. It was a video from the NASA channel inwhich a flying suacer was seen in the distance and a small rocket was launched toward it from the space station. I don't know what surprised me more, UFO, the fact that the station was armed or that they were stupid enough to fire at the space ship. I have tried to find the footage but this aired pre-internet.If anyone can find it please let me know. It was said on the programe that the NASA channel started a seven second delay after this inncident.
Thanks. Hunter is the only candidate that gets it regarding China.
Hillary gets it.
But she's on China's side!
Hillary gets it.
But she's on China's side!
You're right. How could I have forgotten?
I found a great way to bring Duncan supporters onboard. Go to youtube and find a hillary video where she is singing the national anthem. 850,000+ views.
Scroll down and find an anti-hillary comment and reply with a quick hello ...... hey check out DUNCAN HUNTER at GOHUNTER08 dot com and PEACETHROUGHTSTRENGTHPAC dot com. I have been getting a positive response. 850,000 thats about 450k anti-hillary ppl
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