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Am I Losing It? Or Are We Having a Mental Meltdown in Washington?

Iran won't return our little ole drone!! Couldn't we just push a little ole button and brow the little ole drone to bits??

Latest words in the news…..Foreign relations between the United States and Iran MORE STRAINED (huh??)…..Administration of Barack Obama asks the Iranians to return an unmanned surveillance Drone downed in the region and they don't wanna do it, nanny, nanny, boo, boo!!. Huh??  Wow!  What??  I am so, so disappointed that the kindly government of Iran is actually refusing to return our Drone.  How can this be, just when we were making headway in convincing their government leaders to stop any future preparation for nuclear weapons?  Woe is me!!!

But, then of course we would never, ever, ever insinuate that Iran is or ever could be slightly unfriendly, right?  And, of course we would never, ever, ever dream of blowing the drone to kingdom come with a big, big bass drum, would we???  Nahhhh, let us just sit calmly and pray that the little darlings don’t take the technology and immediately begin building many, many drones of their own.  Nahhhh, that would never happen. Why would they?  For what use would they need them??   Besides, it would not be politically correct to even suggest such a bad, bad thing, would it my darlings???

Then, again, Iran has never, ever, ever declared that they are an enemy of the U.S.?  Duhhh – I don’t know how many ways do we wish them to declare it so and in how many languages?  Certain folks in the White House and even in Congress seem to be a little relaxed that right now it is only Israel that Iranian angels want to wipe off the face of the map.  Israel has for so long taken the brunt of discontent in the region, keeping it at arms length from our shores…couldn’t possibly come to our shores could it?  However, just to be a little in the know…let’s just raise a huge red flag boys and girls of the U.S.A….ok, ok, just in case?  Now, don’t get in a tizzy. 

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Anyway, please permit  me to get right to my immediate and  huge concern…..why, why don’t our drone weapons have an instant “self destruct” mechanism attached?  So very simple, so old school...or would this be too, too politically incorrect? 

And there, my darlings is the rub and red flag…know your enemy, don’t pretend he/she is your friend….be prepared for the worst and if only good cheer comes well we can accept that with open arms…welllllll, lets not go overboard, honey child!!!  Bottom line in the meantime…whenever we can’t keep the drone flying, blow the little sucker and all the little suckers climbing all over it to bits!!  Yes, yes, I know, I know, I am so, so hard core!! Just don't want to have to meet a whole bunch of Iranian "drones" in the future, ya know???  Whew…enough to make you sweat!!!

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