Feb 20/08 Missile/Sat shootdown

I think this exchange from slashdot says it all:

    There was no need to show off, we had already shot down a satellite in 1985. The big difference here is that we did this one from the ground. Good job!

      Yep, but the military felt they needed to remind china of that.

        Screw China, I'm a US taxpayer and I need to be reminded that the insane amounts of money being spent away by the military are at least useful for SOMETHING.