balloons should improve the likelihood of diverting
all but the largest commercial aircraft from U.S. point targets vice
an Avenger salvo, and balloons have many advantages.

The image of a nation under siege would be a real boost for Osama.

Large caliber,
rapid-firing artillery such as an upgraded Skysweeper could further
contribute.

To hear the U.S. tell it, most of those civilian casualties in Baghdad
were caused by Iraqi flak falling to the ground.

Dunno. I rather prefer the notion of F-15/16s sprinting to the site.
Heck, they didn't do too shabbily on 9/11, from a cold start.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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