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To: Scrapps who wrote (9262)	11/14/1997 4:52:00 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

Absolutely, we can see into every backyard in Bagdad any time of the day or night. We are just daring him to shoot down our U2 ( which can't be that technically difficult since the Russians did it 40 years ago). What a time for Army secretaries to be making fun of Marines uniforms.

To: Scrapps who wrote (9262)	11/14/1997 5:58:00 PM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Respond to of 22053

Of course I've heard of geosynchronous orbit, Scrapps. I'm just stating what was in a CNN story. Granted, they're jounalists though, so they may have some facts wrong. -G- DK

To: Scrapps who wrote (9262)	11/14/1997 6:38:00 PM
From: Lost in New York	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

That is a surprise, you ever hear of Aurthor C. Clark and the Clark belt, or geosynchronous (sp) orbit? We do have satellites which we move around when required. I think the spy satellites are in low earth orbit. It's easier to take pictures from 300 miles than 22,000. Dave

To: Scrapps who wrote (9262)	11/14/1997 8:13:00 PM
From: Dee Jay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

this is all guesswork but moving a high resolution KH satellite around to target a different country is not something done lightly; there are mobility resources to consider and there are targets of much higher priority than Iraq, notwithstanding the hoopla at the moment. My guess is that Iran and certain other nuclear wannabees plus certain nuclear haves are being watched with intensity. Then there are some terrorist organizations-states that may be high priority. Consider the nuclear arsenal of the former Soviet Union - a large number of those weapons are in the hands of or at least in the territory of former components of the USSR and not as well secured as we would hope. And there are scientist assets that might well relocate to undesirable neighborhoods, e. g., Tehran. Thus there could be limited availability for this kind of operation whereas a manned U-2 could provide much greater flexibility. Dee Jay