Friday, August 06, 2010

Today in failed Metaphors

For years American naval power has been able to swing it's big stick unchallenged. As our Nimitz-class nuclear carriers were thrust into every place oil was to be found in abundance international hot spot. Full of overcompensation and seamen.

But our virility is threatened.


U.S. naval planners are scrambling to deal with what analysts say is a game-changing weapon being developed by China — an unprecedented carrier-killing missile called the Dong Feng 21D that could be launched from land with enough accuracy to penetrate the defenses of even the most advanced moving aircraft carrier at a distance of more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles).


This can mean only one thing. No universal health care, no infrastructure renewal, no "home-based" stimulus until we build a new form of carrier impenetrable to the Chinese Dong, or at least 'theoretically'.

This is the greatest threat to America's naval power since John McCain was on the Forrestal, so government, please spend $1 trillion dollars immediately on this necessary project immediately -- for peace.

[cross-posted at Firedoglake]

6 comments:

Expat said...

Did someone forget to turn off the sarghasm tap?

StonyPillow said...

The last time we were inflating the Dreaded Yellow Menace, it was Shark Summer of 2001, and we were ignoring al-Qaeda.

Besides, it's only a Dong Feng 21. We can fight that off. But when they develop the Dong Feng 25.4, we'll have to call Dick Cheney to find out what to do.

Montag said...

But when they develop the Dong Feng 25.4, we'll have to call Dick Cheney to find out what to do.

Oh, I think we know what Cheney would say: "Just wait a minute, okay? Give me some time to figure out how Halliburton and I can make money off it."

Mr. Darth Corruption doesn't do anything that doesn't benefit him or his friends.

sukabi said...

time for operation Chastity Belt to commence...

or we could use the time tested method used for centuries when faced with an unimpressive Dong... point and laugh and issue the following statement: "Sorry for laughing Mr. Dong... but ours was just like that 30 years ago"

agave said...

Dong Feng 25.4


Or in the english system it would be Dong Feng 1.00?

pansypoo said...

well, the ameican century was nice while it lasted. can we accept our death aleady?