
One terrorist act was enough to start two patriotic wars in the Middle East. Now we have a new terrorist act in Texas with the largest body count since 9-11.
This act of terror demands we declare war on somebody. Since we are already at war with radical Islam, it can't be them. We could declare war on the U.S. Army. Or maybe just on psychologists. But these have logistical problems. So what can we do?
I say declare War On Texas and begin a Shock And Awe campaign against Fort Hood. What? You think I'm kidding? I think this would make about as much geopolitifal sense to me as our wars in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Texas even has oil. After we blow it up, we could use the oil revenues to rebuild it. It wouldn't be like pissing away our funding in a foreign desert, we could piss it away in our desert.
The Major's killing spree is a clear demonstration, that no one is safe anywhere. If we can't keep Fort Hood safe, how can we keep Kabul or Baghdad safe. The answer is we can't. But isn't that what we're waiting for? For their streets to be safe? Isn't that what's keeping us there? Isn't each new attack there our purported reason to stay?
So let's either follow the logic of Bush-Cheney and send our predator drones into Texas, or if that doesn't make sense to you, then let's get the fck out of the other stupid wars that don't make any sense either.


Salon.com
Comments
(just half kidding)
Rated for clever
Arde, I think we should bomb Texas, anyway.
Stella, thinking is overrated.
GJI, I think we could round up all the cars with bullhorns and have a like a cattle drive to Washington DC
The parallels are eerie.
R~
I do think Texas would put a much better fight against the US than, say, France did against Germany in '39. I have my weaponry ready when you guys are ready, though I think you pinkie-raising northeastern liberal types have a soft spot for my little town of Austin, Texafornia, so you should just spare all my "namaste" chanting leftie neighbors and just bomb my shack. My dog, two cats, and I are ready for the challenge.
If that is to risky to you, I suggest that you bomb Lubbock and College Station. It would be an immense act of urban renewal. Cheers.