Sunny Sunday

It's another gorgeous day in these parts. Oh, I wouldn't mind if it was, maybe, ten degrees cooler, but that's supposedly in the works for this week. Busy juggling lots of family things today, so posting will be (as usual on the weekends) sparse.  Just keep checking back for new links in this post or new standalone posts.

Here's the first one that caught my eye - I'd laugh, if it wasn't so patently silly and sad.

US to build border fence between Iraq and Iran

Considering the brilliant work that has been done along the US-Mexico border, including the high tech "virtual fence" that the great minds of Boeing have sold to taxpayers, despite no sign of its ability to track much beyond stray cows, coyotes and perhaps a few dogs, why does anyone think the US ought to spend any more money in Iraq to build some kind of a fence to stop Iranians? Heck, they can't even manage to cover 10% of the US-Mexico border despite [...]

Over at the Booman Tribune, Boo has an excellent post.  Read it and check the comments

Letter to Joe Six-Pack

Dear Joe Six Pack- I know that it is hard for you to picture the USA as the bad guy, but I want you to try...just for a moment. Think back to what you learned in history class about the Revolutionary War. Remember how the Brits payed off informants, how they controlled the courts, and who was in each governor's mansion? Remember how the police worked for and were trained by the Brits? And remember how the Americans responded? Instead of fighting by the rules, they made sneak attacks from [....]

Tags: Iraq-Iran Fence, Border Fence