On 29-Jan-12 10:59, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Robert Neville wrote:
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I don;t see how that is possible, considering that neither of them are
on any contiguous territory with other parts of the United States.

Are there any underwater tunnels between islands in Hawai'i?

Even if there were, it wouldn't matter as it would still be one state.
And of course were talking about the Interstate Highway System...

Trivia question (no fair Googling the answer): What was the primary
justification/purpose of the Interstate Highway System?

Those of you who answered movement of military troops within the
continental United States are good on the justification but wrong on
the purpose. It was the height of the Cold War.

NATO wasn't formed until 1949, the Warsaw Pact until 1955, and the
standoff between those two entities was the essence of the Cold War.
Hotspots were Berlin (1948-49), Korea (1950-53), Berlin (1961), Vietnam
(1959-75), Cuba (1962), Afghanistan (1979-89), and Able Archer 83 (1983).

In contrast, planning for a national highway network for defense
purposes reaches back to 1921, the first formal description of the
modern Interstate Highway System (though not by that name) was in 1939,
and the roots of the modern name can be seen in 1944's "Interregional
Highways". The plans languished, though, until Eisenhower pushed
through a funding bill based on his experience with the Autobahns during
WWII, which was completely unrelated to the Cold War that followed it.

Eisenhower always claimed that he wanted interstates to go around
metropolitan areas and not through them, but major cities and metropolitan
counties had already constructed freeways before the federal highway
bill became law, so it's impossible to believe him. This is the same
guy whose farewell address lamented the power of the military-industrial
complex, even though his administration gave it its power during peacetime.

Of course he did; he wanted to hold onto his power, like any politician.
It is only after they retire, with pockets filled by years of
bribes^Wcampaign contributions, that they're free to tell the truth.

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