Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts

Monday, January 30, 2012

“Plane Meaning”


Iraqi government officials are upset over the U.S. military’s continued use of unmanned drone aircraft over Iraq, following the withdrawal of all U.S. troops a month ago.  Former President Bush was shocked, as he was sure that U.S. drones would be welcomed as “liberators.”

Iraq would rather we just kept troops there, so they could have people on whom to focus their resentment.


As Iraqi officials say that they protest, the officials US response is, “Oh yeah?  You and what army?”

Friday, July 8, 2011

“War and Price”

The House of Representatives passed a spending bill that raises the budget for Defense to $649 billion.  Between the economy and the two current wars, you can’t blame the House for being defensive.