Saturday, December 10, 2011

And Now...From the Peanut Gallery

The top military commander in the US [General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,] has said that he believes the eurozone is at great risk and warned that any breakup of the bloc could have consequences for the Pentagon, even threatening its top weapons programme.

  alJazeera
Because everything is always, ALWAYS, about us.
The US military has more than 80,000 troops and 20,000 civilian workers in Europe, many based in Germany.
So I suggest we keep Angela happy. Which might mean we turn on Cameron, but hey, that’s the way we are.
Dempsey pointed to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon's costliest weapons programme, which the US is developing together with partners including Britain and Italy, which could also be at risk .

A crisis in Europe, if it were serious enough, could force allies to re-allocate spending which had been earmarked for the F-35, he said.
Oh no!
A four-star general with a master's degree in English, and previously serving as the chief of staff and as a general in Iraq, Dempsey acknowledged he was no expert on economics and it is rare for a chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to comment so extensively on economic issues.
So shut up. Don’t you have a military to command? As Derr Rumsfiend would say, you go to war with what you have. And you have plenty. Figure it out, Mr. English master. In fact…
Global stocks rebounded and the euro rose on Friday after 26 of the 27 EU countries agreed to forge a tighter fiscal union.
…so what are you trying to do besides stir the pot?

This country is becoming a constant air raid siren.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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