SHOOTING BLANKS

People often accuse the United states of being overly militaristic. We “worship” the gun and are willing to use military power recklessly. Of course, this comes from countries like France, whose one and only aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, almost sank on it’s maiden voyage and Canada, whose navy was so tuckered out, they had to pull their War on Terror naval force (a whopping one ship) from the mid-east. But, I am disappointed to see Great Britain following the pack.

It seems the new British version of the famed Euro-Fighter aircraft has a gun in it, but the RAF has decided they won’t let the pilots use it. Hey, not buying ammo saves money, you know?

Oh, and buying an aircraft without a machine gun is a bad idea. The United States already tried that with the F-4 Phantom II. The first planes delivered had no gun and it was quickly added for the later models.

Yet, to the left, it’s the geniuses in Europe that should be a model for us.