going to do all the job, we're going to have to keep working because we need to be protect tkpwhrd mr. chairman, may i just say something to you on that? >> i now recognize the gentleman from arizona mr. franks, five minutes. >> mr. chairman, thank you. i guess i would just really begin by reiterating the point that you just made. when one runs into difficulties in almost any low skwreus cal system you don't throw up your hands and give up. i know of no completely solved problem in the world almost. i never run into it. but when it comes to our gmd system, mr. chairman, it's important to note this is our only tested and proven system to defend the homeland of the united states against incoming intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles. and to me that puts them in a fairly important category for all the consideration we might have. there has also been some discussion about some of the recent test failures. it almost hearkens back to some of the earlier debates in the first place. there was a time when people said this is star wars. this is an utterly unworkable, unreachable system. that's like