Filed Under (Rants & Raves) by Stiffler on 24-10-2008
An Iraqi army vehicle drags a donkey killed after a car bomb exploded in central Baghdad Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007. Three parked car bombs struck the Iraqi capital, killing at least 15 people and wounding 45 others. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
We have entered a new level of risk and threat. Today in Afghanistan the first successful suicide donkey was used to kill a police officer. Seriously a DONKEY! When I read the article in that paper I did not know weather to laugh or cry. Apparently reports indicate that the Taliban was behind this (no surprise there). The donkey was rigged with explosives and detonated from a remote location when a police vehicle drove by. The blast was so strong the police vehicle was blasted into a near by ditch.
Ok there is a little part of me that finds using a donkey funny. Just the idea is so stupid that it actually works. From my understanding owning a donkey in this part of the world is almost as valuable as what a Rolex would be to a North American. Looks like the war on terror just got harder. I have no idea how the FBI or CIA is going to profile farm animals. But I wish them luck.
George W Bush has asked congress to release 700 Billion dollars to bailout America from her financial crisis. The question is how much of this money will trickle down to keep home owners in their houses and how much is going to get scooped up by the sticky hands of fat executives from companies like Lehman Brothers and AIG.
Personally the whole situation disgusts me. How did we ever let the economy get this bad? The country is already 10.6 Trillion in debt and with this move were looking to move that number up to 11.3 Trillion. Granted America has to do something I am not that sure this is the right move. By the government being able to purchase what some are calling toxic assets, this posses an independance issues between running good government and independant business.
The other option maybe to borrow the money from Countries like China or India. All indicators are pointing to a booming economy for these two. Once again doing so will raises some large issues regarding foreign control in a once economic giant. With all of this going on in the home front one is left to think what are the Americans still doing in the middle east. The war effort must be costing hundreds of millions of dollars a day. Its reminiscent of Russia going bust after the invasian in to Afghanistan.
Looks like Americans are in for some rough times and this is just the tip of the iceburg. Who know maybe 20 years from now Hollywood will make another movie called “Titanic America” home of the sinking free.
