February 7, 2006
HELLFIRE MISSLE: $58,000; PREDATOR DRONE: $4.5 MILLION
Castro invites Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Cuba (AFP, 2/8/06)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accepted an invitation to visit Cuba from President Fidel Castro, in gratitude for Cuba's support of Iran's nuclear program, the official Granma newspaper said on Tuesday.Two birds with one stone: Priceless. Posted by David Cohen at February 7, 2006 3:21 PM
Yer dreamin'.
Posted by: Andrew X at February 7, 2006 3:33 PMSounds good to me.
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at February 7, 2006 4:00 PMAhmadinejad will be travelling with a planeload of doubles. We're not that lucky.
Posted by: joe shropshire at February 7, 2006 4:03 PMshoot down the plane he is on.
Posted by: toe at February 7, 2006 4:34 PMJust as long as he's not bringing in any gifts of gratitude like missiles and warheads. On second thought, I hope he tries.
Posted by: Rick T. at February 7, 2006 4:41 PMYou may say I'm a dreamer/But I'm not the only one.
Posted by: David Cohen at February 7, 2006 5:07 PMThis is exactly the sort of crazy stunt that would generate a proper amount of fear and trepidation among our enemies.
Sounds mighty tempting.
Posted by: erp at February 7, 2006 5:36 PMIt's letting 'em off too easy. I'll hold out for Castro's whole secret police and Communist Party apparatus, and the Revolutionary Guards with Ahmadinejad.
Posted by: pj at February 7, 2006 5:49 PMAlthough I must admit, I had David's thought when I read that Moqtada al Sadr was meeting Bashar Assad.
Clearly the Axis of Evil is organizing themselves right now. Should be a real knock-down, drag-out once it gets going.
Posted by: pj at February 7, 2006 5:51 PMif only coppola could film the denouement, with split screens and appropriate music (a requiem).
Posted by: toe at February 7, 2006 6:23 PMpj: We can't let the best be the enemy of the good.
Posted by: David Cohen at February 7, 2006 6:30 PMDavid Cohen:
That's hilarious, I'm going to steal it for later use.
Posted by: Matt Murphy at February 7, 2006 7:41 PMDonde esta El Vincennes?
Posted by: oj at February 7, 2006 7:44 PMHow about arranging for Hugo to join this confab before we. . .
Posted by: obc at February 7, 2006 9:07 PMNow's the time one of those completely, totally, 100% abso-freakin-lutely random unexpected plane crashes.
Posted by: H.D. Miller at February 7, 2006 9:24 PMThe plane will get sucked into the Bermuda Triangle and never be seen or heard of again. How tragic!
Posted by: Robert Duquette at February 7, 2006 9:40 PMThe AIM-54 Phoenix carried by the F-14 Tomcat has a range "in excess of 100 nautical miles." All it'll take is a carrier in mid ocean somewhere along the flight path.
"Quarterback, this is Cobra Lead. I have a sweet lock on the target."
"Weapons free, Cobra, you are clear to engage."
/TomClancy
Posted by: Mike Morley at February 7, 2006 11:03 PMExcuse me but last time I checked - governments were still inept. Our's couldn't secure the demise of the USS Cole bomber, were going to pull off shooting down a plane?
Posted by: Perry at February 7, 2006 11:42 PMI say just wait 'till Fidel and Ahmadinejad walk up to the fence at Gitmo for a photo op about the inhumane treatment of Muslims and then catapult a dumpster full of pork products onto their heads.
Posted by: John at February 7, 2006 11:47 PMwe have a pretty good record against iranian passenger jets.
Posted by: toe at February 7, 2006 11:58 PMGet those DJs from Miami who phoned Chavez by pretending to be Castro to invite him to the party. And David, let's use 3 or 4 Hellfires, just to be sure.
Posted by: jim hamlen at February 8, 2006 12:43 AM