The Doomsday Machine

[LincolnMcGrath]

It occurred to me to write a satire about Osama and the boys sitting around in the mountains somewhere holding a conference about the worst possible damage they could inflict on the United States and deciding that it would be whatever act got Bush re-elected.

But retired American General Tommy Franks came along and spoiled the fun. General Franks has followed the advice of the fictional Doctor Strangelove by announcing to the world what he believes will happen if the United States is attacked by terrorists using strategic weapons: he says Americans will scrap the Constitution and set up a military government.

If you recall the bitter and hilarious Cold War film, Dr. Strangelove, there is a scene where the Soviet ambassador puts down the phone to Moscow, groaning about "The fools, oh, the mad fools," and then informs the American President and Pentagon brass for the first time of the Doomsday Machine. The Doomsday Machine, he explains to those gathered in a desperate effort to stop an unauthorized attack launched by a lunatic American wing commander, is an automated device that, once set, cannot be prevented from responding to any attack by releasing an earth-straddling cloud of deadly radiation.

:scared: http://www.liberalslant.com/jc112803.htm :scared:

[BlueJazz]

1. Thanks for the Great (and oh-so=true) Article.

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[trof]

2. Good article, but

Wallace was governor of Alabama, not Georgia and in the same paragraph I think he means "lose", not "loose".
I asked the editors to make the corrections because I do not want them to detract from the message.

[Lady Freedom]

3. Gee wiz!

Why be so picky about a story that was writen for fun?

[trof]

5. OK, here's why.

"It occurred to me to write a satire about Osama and the boys sitting around in the mountains somewhere holding a conference about the worst possible damage they could inflict on the United States and deciding that it would be whatever act got Bush re-elected.

But retired American General Tommy Franks came along and spoiled the fun."

See, he began with the intention of writing a satire, but didn't. The article is quite serious and, IMHO, to the point and well written. However, those who might disagree with his views will immediately point out his two glaring errors and use them to discount the entire piece.

In the world of the literate and educated, making Wallace governor of Georgia and using "loose" for "lose" are disappointing and detract from the rest of the article. I agree with most of what he said and that's why I asked the editors to make the necessary corrections. This isn't nit-picking.

[Deja Q]

4. We know bushco has used terror against its own people before

They must be drooling and having multiple orgasms in their chairs over this prospect. x(