Should we even bother to act surprised? The news media is finally starting to pay attention :

But “precision” weapons also miss. Human and mechanical errors send 10 percent or more astray, Pentagon (news - web sites) and civilian experts say ? a disastrous percentage for civilians living near the intended targets. “No weapons system is foolproof,” said Lt. Cmdr. Charles Owens, a spokesman for the U.S. Central Command in Qatar. “We’ll always have one or two that go off target.”

What other industry is allowed to have a 10% failure rate?? If one in ten infant car seats ended up killing a baby, there would be an uproar. If one in ten SUVs exploded whenever you stick the key in the ignition, there would be a massive congressional investigation and the auto industry would go bankrupt. If one in ten Big Macs contained broken glass, they’d be burning Ronald McDonald in effigy. When the defense industry has a 10% failure rate, they get more than $500 billion dollars in tax money (not to mention kill thousands of people). If you’re as pissed as I am, click on the links to the right (under “Complain”) and contact your representatives in the Congress and senate.