We’re Gonna Fight the Bird Flu in China, So We Don’t Have to Fight ‘Em Here
US prepared to use (Ed: remaining? dwindling?) military might to battle Avian Bird Flu abroad.
General Fitz-Christ announced that the winning strategy would be to send troops to where the birds are fighting now (namely China and other poorly sanitized third world nations) in order to “create an Avian Bird Flu Vacuum,” very similar to our successful insurgent containment strategy in Iraq.
Two-thirds of Senate members were initially unsure of the correct spelling of “avian influenza.” Thankfully a 20-year old IT intern was able to locate SpellCheck functionality in the Senator’s Word program. Democratic crisis averted.
“Ummm.. Yes! A question from the man in the yellow hat!”
Panic gripping Washington almost faintly reminiscent of Widespread Panic in New Orleans. Bechtel and Halliburton handed exclusive no-bid contracts to deal with panic outbreak in the nation’s capitol.
“Jesus Christ. The Americans are sending their Army into another unsolvable quagmire again.” says Canada.
October 23rd, 2005 at 1:45 am
Ed: try “inadequate as usual”.