Vermont Removed From 'Star Wars' Missile Defense List

[bananas]

http://vtdigger.org/2014/01/31/vermont-removed-star-wars-list/

VERMONT REMOVED FROM ‘STAR WARS’ MISSILE DEFENSE LIST
VTD STAFF JAN. 31, 2014

Vermont has been dropped from a list of states considered for an East Coast missile defense site.

The Defense Department in September said it was considering sites in Vermont, New York, Maine, Ohio and Michigan for the anti-missile bases often referred to as Star Wars defense bases.

The Vermont site, the Camp Ethan Allen training facility in Jericho, was removed from the list Friday, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said in a news release.

“The ground-based interceptors being contemplated for an East Coast missile defense site cost huge sums of money, without delivering reliable capability,” Leahy said in a statement. “I welcome the news that Vermont’s Camp Ethan Allen will not be considered as a site, and I continue to pursue redirecting those funds toward projects that have more proven and cost-effective success in keeping Americans safe.”

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[leftyohiolib]

1. dept of war to leahy " oh yeah, well we'll just take our missles and go home (sticks tongue out)"

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Maybe Bernie Saunders lobbied to have the missiles

stored in any state but Vermont.