re: #173 OldLineTexan

Did they fire missiles at Georgia?

Missile shields are for ICBMs, etc.

Right. So Putin is dangerous, but even when he has used force recently he didn’t use missiles.

IMHO a bigger concern would be someone w/ components from a lost, stolen or recently built [iranian] bomb in a backpack setting them off in a city. At that point a missile defense shield is pretty useless.

Check Kragar’s recent post—that’s the best, most current and effective defensive strategy (aka a damn good offense).