Category Archives: Military
Last Rights
Before backing down, Obama insisted on full legal rights, complete with a New York civilian trial, for 9/11 terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Not so much for US born terrorist Anwar al-Aulaqi. Now Cheney wants an apology for all the bad things Obama said about the way he treated terrorists.
More Savings
Among the savings on offer, is a jillion dollars by not fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A few weeks ago a NASA scientist speculated that we could be attacked by aliens upset about global warming – really. So far, it hasn’t happened. More savings for you.
Nasa Needs a Ride Board
Having abandoned the Space Shuttle by the side of the galaxy, NASA relied on the kindness of Russians for transportation to the International Space Station. Bad move. While NASA minds contemplated the finer points of alien attack (not involving relatives of the president), a Russian Soyuz blew up, leaving the space station lost in space.
Winning is for Losers
“These long wars will come to a responsible end”, so says the president. Winning is out. Responsible ending is in. Other than in politics and pro sports (NCAA included), winning has become less than cool.
Like drinking responsibly, it’s hard to argue with ending responsibly. It just doesn’t sound like much fun. But it has to be done, in order to win in Nov 2012.