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I too am baffled at what is happening — or not happening. Sometimes I wonder if our western civilisation has a death wish. Or has gone totally mad. Or both.Given how paranoid the US is, and how much we spend on frisking little old ladies in wheelchairs, one wonders why $200 million is too much for our defense establishment to spend?
Your question got me to thinking: is it possible that we are being left vulnerable for a reason? Does Mr. Global want the US to continue having this particular weak spot?
Next question: why? It certainly would deal with the whole "unfunded liabilities" issue, now wouldn't it? And the population issue too. And quickly.
And there would be lots of newly-vacated land too. Although ecological damage from the uncooled-reactor meltdowns would probably make a good amount of the land less-than-desirable for centuries to come.
As I said, your comment just got me to thinking. Normally I'd ascribe it all to incompetence, but this level of stupidity for this long, alongside the number of smart former insiders who are complaining about it, really does seem to be over the top.