The lights and water are out, of course, in Baghdad, thanks to our glorious “allies” (one of which started the Cold War, one of which started World War II, and one of which has had more civil wars than America has had foreign wars). That’s right: the French, Russians, and Germans are at it again. First, they supply the Iraqis with equipment to fight and kill American and British troops; then, they give them advice on how to make us look bad. Fair weather friends, indeed…

Of course, I have a solution! Four steps:

1. Bomb the Champs Elysee with some Russian-made, confiscated Iraqi weaponry, then litter the West Bank with leaflets reading, “From Russia with Love” in French and Russian.
2. Do the same in Berlin, but with leaflets that say, “Vive la France!”
3. Optional: do the same in Moscow, but the leaflets read (in German only): “We’ll have you speaking German, yet! Welcome to the Fatherland!”
4. Watch the fireworks.

I’m kidding, of course. Seriously, though, what kinds of allies have we got, here? It’s like Patton said: “I’d rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.” Whether or not you think this war is justified, backstabbing one’s supposed friends (not to mention, former liberators) at the nation-state level is not.

Anyway, I’m reassured by the leadership offered by Bush, Powell, Myers, and Franks, in particular. Powell told NATO that the countries involved in rebuilding would be those that were involved in the military clean-up – i.e., not France, Russia, Germany, or anyone else currently aiding and abetting the enemy.

Totally unrelated: I found out (finally) how to connect a MS Visual Basic 6 app to a Foxpro database. Too bad it takes forever to do anything with it…

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