With the US departure from Afghanistan in the works, the Afghans want 90 attack helicopters. So Obama's going to spend over a billion dollars on those. But wait - lest you think this is a good thing for America (think of all the jobs!) - he's not spending that money here; he's buying them from Russia. So much for his "tough economic sanctions". Oh yeah, and the maintenance contracts will naturally go to the Russians as well.
Meanwhile, one Russian official's response to the "sanctions" is exactly what has been discussed here from time to time ever since Barky started threatening Pooty-Poot with his magic pen: "Hey, how you boys planning to get your astronauts to the ISS?" Man, who couldn't have seen that coming?
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, the man responsible for Russia’s space program, mocked the United States on twitter after the latest round of sanctions were announced.
While the White House insists that the sanctions put in place to punish Moscow for its actions in Ukraine are causing pain, Rogozin — a well-known prankster on social media — reminded Americans of a way they need Russia, tweeting: “After analysing the sanctions against our space industry I suggest the US delivers its astronauts to the ISS with a trampoline.”
As if that's not bad enough, there's the continuing Syrian and Egyptian firestorms, and Lurch claimed that Israel's on the verge of apartheid (evidently unaware that Arabs serve in the Knesset alongside Israelis).
In light of all of the above, Barky's Defense Secretary Hagel has issued a directive to all services: review your hairstyle policies. You can't make this stuff up.
