Observations
November 12th, 2007Our American government is angry with the British for not being more like the French. There’s an argument you don’t see every day!
Specifically: the French are unequivocally against Iranian armament. The British aren’t so strong. (Another contrast you don’t see all that often.) So the American government is upset with the Queen and her little Prime Minister, too! (I think they’ll all get over it and work together. England most certainly understands, although it is possible that their appeasement is showing. Who would the British want the Iranians to conquer, though? Haven’t you heard — Neville Chamberlain wasn’t afraid of Hitler or pro-peace: he wanted Hitler to destroy the Soviets. No, I don’t think there’s anything like that going on here. I just think the British are politicking as their people are tired of American-Briton intervention in the world.)
Can’t imagine how they’ll feel about this:
While wrestling with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon is preparing weapons to fight the next battle from space, according to information in the 621-page, House-Senate conference report on the fiscal 2008 defense appropriations bill.
The $459 billion bill, which awaits President Bush’s signature, provides $100 million for a new “prompt global strike” program that could deliver a conventional, precision-guided warhead anywhere in the world within two hours. It takes funds away from development of a conventional warhead for the Navy’s submarine-launched Trident Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and from an Air Force plan for the Common Aero Vehicle.
Then you couple that with the news that Sam Donaldson likes prostitutes and there might not be anything left to believe in anymore.