Gates: US can shoot down any missile N. Korea launches

Jerusalem Post ^ | 6/9/09 | ap

[Nachum]

Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed confidence on Tuesday that the United States could shoot down any North Korean missile fired toward America.

Gates told US lawmakers at a hearing Tuesday that the US would have a "high probability of being able to defend ourselves" if the North fired a long-range missile.

[Nachum]

The list, ping

[Boiling Pots]

But Obama said during the campaign that the missile defense system was “unproven” therefore it needed to be cut.

[Izzy Dunne]

Can? check.

Will? dunno.

[MrB]

CAN.

WILL?

[freedumb2003]

We should shoot them down IN THE SILO you freaking pantywaist.

[Corin Stormhands]

While I would assume he’s probably correct isn’t that a little like “Red Rover, Red Rover send big bombs right over?”

[MrB]

wow... 11 seconds.

[Brookhaven]

Well, if Bill Gates said it, I believe him. The guy knows what he is talking about.

Oh wait.

[winoneforthegipper]

I’m confused, in March he said we could not?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUhCDSS-J_c

[Joe Boucher]

Boiling Pots I like your tag line,
Good job.

Also obamma is a punk and a liar.

[TexasCajun]

Nukes For Everyone!

[El Cid]

With our spitballs...

[McGruff]

Palin expresses concern over missile defense budget cuts - April 11, 2009

[DoughtyOne]

Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed confidence on Tuesday that the United States could shoot down any North Korean missile fired toward America.

Gates told US lawmakers at a hearing Tuesday that the US would have a "high probability of being able to defend ourselves" if the North fired a long-range missile.

So which is it? Can we or can't we?

One miss could ruin your whole day.

[Venturer]

Gates is betting the West coast that we can shoot them down.

[ml/nj]

Not because of any program the Democrats supported.

ML/NJ

[icwhatudo]

“Gee, I guess Star Wars works after all. Sorry bout that”

The demonrat party

[gaijin]

Since the current admin is obsessed with the legal aspects of military force, in view of Gates’ claim the media should ask him if the US is prepared to shoot down a Nork missile in the BOOST PHASE, since that would require a US weapon reaching into DPRK airspace.

If they answer at all, their honest answer would have to be NO.

Which would mean that they’d sit around WATCHING a weapon arc towards Japan and the US and departing DRPK airspace before attacking it.

Fanciful? Alas, no.

[Kozak]

No thanks to any of the RATs that have fought missile defense tooth and nail since Reagan.