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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIMHO, we're exposing waaaaay to much detailed information about our missle defence system.
Is it just me, or am I the only one who thinks that a stronger white house would have taken control of this and handled it totally differently?
This is all being recorded and will be used by NK and rusher and possibly used against us.
I'm thinking Obama would have shut this down, stat, and would have taken control and organized a responsible pr response.
And it would not be revealing all of this detailed information.
If this isn't a reason to impeach, I don't know what is.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,734 posts)That said, even thought it was the state emergency management system that screwed up, a stronger and less stupid WH would have been on top of it.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)I'm behind on that issue today.
I was thinking it might have been hackers from another country that starts with R......
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,734 posts)were deficient. They have been testing their warning systems, somebody pushed the wrong button and they didn't have a way to immediately cancel the warning.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)After all of the bluster and threats by pres. shite ass, such a warning would seem realistic to a lot of folks, I daresay.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,734 posts)It sure would have scared me.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)It's part of that mutually insured destruction thingy. It the reason why we're not to suppose to use it.
Of course that changed when Cheney and Rumsfeld thought you could have a limited nuke war and win it.