An interesting review of the near-joke that is the Patriot missile defence system

can be found here. The only problem is that jokes are supposed to be funny and an over-priced, unreliable, delicate, problem-ridden missile defence system that is more adept at killing your own people than preventing the enemy from doing so is no laughing matter. Like I have always been fond of saying, with friends like the US military, who needs an enema?