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    Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis Aug 12

    Space Force isn’t a crazy idea. So why is everyone mocking it?https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-case-for-a-space-force-thinking-big …

    4:31 AM - 12 Aug 2018 from Alexandria, VA
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      2. Doug Mataconis‏ @dmataconis Aug 12
        Replying to @mattklewis @LizMair

        Because it's unnecessary?

        4 replies 0 retweets 39 likes
      3. Liz Mair‏Verified account @LizMair Aug 12
        Replying to @dmataconis @mattklewis

        I disagree with that strongly. China, in particular, has been moving strongly in the direction of establishing dominance in space.

        18 replies 2 retweets 19 likes
      4. Liz Mair‏Verified account @LizMair Aug 12
        Replying to @LizMair @dmataconis @mattklewis

        Also a separate force having responsibility for its own procurement would reduce the chances of reliance on expensive legacy contractors...

        7 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      5. Liz Mair‏Verified account @LizMair Aug 12
        Replying to @LizMair @dmataconis @mattklewis

        ... when we now have a bevy if cheaper options moving into the market. Blue Origin, SpaceX, possibly Richard Branson.

        4 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      6. Liz Mair‏Verified account @LizMair Aug 12
        Replying to @LizMair @dmataconis @mattklewis

        Odds are it saves us money over the long term. Mostly it’s being mocked bc it’s Trump and bc Newt was advocating it before.

        13 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
      7. Dr. Jessica Smock‏ @schoolofsmock Aug 12
        Replying to @LizMair @dmataconis @mattklewis

        It’s being mocked because it’s clear trump knows nothing about these policies and talks about his “space force” in the same nationalist, brain dead way he talks about his “military parade.”

        1 reply 1 retweet 14 likes
      8. Doug Mataconis‏ @dmataconis Aug 12
        Replying to @schoolofsmock @LizMair @mattklewis

        Agreed. The reality, of course, is that this is unlikely to happen. Congress would have to approve this, and they're unlikely to do that if they keep getting the pushback from the Pentagon that we've seen so far.

        1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
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      2. Kristen‏ @mediaperuana Aug 12
        Replying to @mattklewis @jaketapper

        Because Puerto Rico doesn’t have power, Flint doesn’t have clean water, we can’t keep our kids safe in school, health costs bankrupt Americans daily, and $8 billion could be better spent on any of those things than on an orange clown’s vanity project?

        10 replies 2 retweets 142 likes
      3. Noelle Whaley‏ @Fan_of_Freddie Aug 12
        Replying to @mediaperuana @mattklewis @jaketapper

        Are you still worried about Haiti? Because USA sent BILLIONS there, and it is still ravaged. But Chelsea did get a nice wedding dress out of it.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chelsea-clinton-emails-wedding-wikileaks-foundation-money-funds-a7402011.html …

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      2. Sarah Wood‏ @sarahwoodwriter Aug 12
        Replying to @mattklewis @jaketapper

        Other than violating a treaty about militarizing space, not being necessary, and opening the door for other countries to knock out our entire satellite system (including communications) which is currently over 50% of what’s up there, sure, it’s not so crazy. 🙄

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      2.  🎃Lauren Berry 🎃 🐾 🇺🇸 🌎 💞‏ @laurenberry2n3 Aug 12
        Replying to @mattklewis @jaketapper

        I'm still with the guy who said you don't get to believe Space is real if you don't believe Climate change and Evolution is real. #climatechange

        1 reply 6 retweets 127 likes
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      2. Jaime‏ @JaimeHigham Aug 12
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Universal health care isn’t a crazy idea. So why is everyone mocking it? The Case for health care: Thinking Big

        1 reply 4 retweets 153 likes
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      1. Justin Kilby‏ @MstrJedi_Kyle Aug 12
        Replying to @mattklewis @jaketapper

        Other than the fact that NASA and the USAF already have that covered? Other than the fact that there is a UN treaty prohibiting the militarization of space? Other than the fact the we could use the money for universal health care, repairing Puerto Rico, fixing the water in Flint?

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      1. Dr. Linda Tribuzio‏ @DrLindaTribuzio Aug 12
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Administration doesn’t deal effectively with problems on earth and now wants to delve into space.

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      1. Tom Stephens‏ @tomisatwit Aug 12
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Because it came from the mouth of Donald Trump.

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      2. S.V. Dáte‏Verified account @svdate Aug 12
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Because the Air Force has already been doing this for decades?

        3 replies 2 retweets 31 likes
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