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| Sen. Biden Warns Against Space Arms Race |
| 2007-01-21 |
| By DESMOND BUTLER (Associated Press Writer) From Associated Press January 21, 2007 11:53 AM EST WASHINGTON - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman warned on Sunday against fostering an arms race in space after China was reported to have conducted an anti-satellite weapons test. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., said the test was provocative, but that the United States had ways to combat the threat posed by it. "I don't think we should be overly worried about this at this point," Biden said. "We have ways to deal with that ability." Nope, Nuthin' here, just hide your head in the sand, Joe. The U.S. said China conducted the test earlier this month in which an old Chinese weather satellite was destroyed by a missile. Biden, who is running for president in 2008, said President Bush's policy on weapons in space need to be reviewed. Yup, we Democrats are Surrender Monkeys. Besides, people are too fat and too rich, which is much more important for us to address. "One of the things we have to talk about is whether or not the, sort of, ideological base notion about how we deal with space and weapons in space and the use of weapons from space is something that is a path we should continue to follow," he said. In October, Bush signed an order asserting the United States' right to deny adversaries access to space for hostile purposes. As part of the first revision of U.S. space policy in nearly 10 years, the update said the U.S. would oppose the development of treaties or other restrictions that seek to prohibit or limit America's access to or use of space. "This is not the direction we want to go, in escalating competition in space. And we should be talking about it," Biden said. I guess this means Ole' Joe wants restrictions on what the US can do in Space. Analysts said China's weather satellites would travel at about the same altitude as U.S. spy satellites, so the test represented an indirect threat to American defense systems. The Chinese foreign ministry has denied knowledge of the test. Biden appeared on "Fox News Sunday." |
| Posted by:Deacon Blues |
| #4 KERRY??? > "AMERICA MUST RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF CHINA + ASIA". Iff CLINTONISM > Hated "FASCISTS" are also well-meaning but error-prone/-ful LIMITED COMMUNISTS, from America's sacred Commie-SOcialist mainstream, then by opposing CHINA + COMMIE-SUPPOR RADICAL GROUPS, COMMIE-SOCILAIST AMERICA IS ACTUALLY WARRING AGZ OUR OWN COMRADES IN SOCIALISM. * WOT > by CLINTONISM = INTER-SOCIALIST [Fascist vs Commie/Rightist Socie vz Leftist Socie]+ INTRA-SOCIALIST WAR [Limited Commie vs FULL Commie] FOR WORLD/OWG. Sub-IOW, WOT > WAR FOR FORM/TYPE/KIND OF LEFTISM-COMMUNISM. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-01-21 20:40 |
| #3 One of the things we have to talk about is whether or not the, sort of, ideological base notion about how we deal with space and weapons in space and the use of weapons from space is something that is a path we should continue to follow," he said. That's all I hear, we need to talk, but nobody talks, it's just "we can't do this or that", we need to talk about the "root" problems. Nothing get's done like that. |
| Posted by: Gloque Elmang4914 2007-01-21 19:14 |
| #2 The Chicoms are exploring the edge of the envelope, w/r/t satellite destruction by kinetic kill vehicle or lasers. They have made it clear that they are definitely in that game. Biden wants to do in space what the Dems et al did to the CIA---they want to hamstring us. Biden needs to be asked some tough questions on scenarios facing our military and our satellites. Turn the tables on him and corner him with tough questions. Rat out these closet enemies. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-01-21 17:11 |
| #1 I can just see that smarmy look and smile of his as he makes these wild, incredible statements. "Can we bargain away our right to protect ourselves soon, please? I really want to make a deal with you so I can spend more time in front of cameras and showing them my teeth." |
| Posted by: Brett 2007-01-21 15:13 |