Is the War over or what?

Talk about strange days. It was only a few weeks ago when the nation's televisions were blaring war stories non-stop, when speculation about Hussein's death ran rampant, when the entire nation was bracing for the "final drive to Baghdad", as if it were the last quarter of a ghoulishly bloody football game.

Now what? According to my sources, the Prez will address the nation this evening to tell us that the War is over and that all is well, etc, etc, blah blah blah. Move along people, there's nothing to see here, it's all over. Welcome to 21st century warfare, United States-style. My fear is that there are literally millions of Americans thinking "Hey, that wasn't so bad. We might as well kick some more 'Axis of Evil' butt while we're on a roll!"

Yep, that's just what this country needs. A worldwide killing spree, all in the name of whatever reason we can come up with...freedom comes at a price, and dadgummit, we're willing to pay!

Remember the old TV series "Kung Fu", starring David Caine as the butt-kicking Shaolin monk from China? He was quiet and unassuming, and he never started any fights, but boyohboy could he finish them! I remember when our country was like that monk...well-armed and extremely capable of defending itself, but never, NEVER the aggressor.

All of a sudden, I feel a twinge of nostalgia coming on...

More later...
Paul