And while the circus plays out in Florida, some real news:

Bush is selling F-16 fighters to Pakistan:

U.S. Is Set to Sell Jets to Pakistan; India Is Critical
By THOM SHANKER and JOEL BRINKLEY

ASHINGTON, March 25 - The United States will sell F-16 jet fighters to Pakistan in a deal that State Department officials said Friday would improve regional security. But the decision was immediately denounced by India as adding a fresh element of instability to relations between the nuclear neighbors.

The size of the arms sale has not been decided, State Department officials said, although Pakistan previously said it was seeking about two dozen of the planes, which can be used in ground or air attack roles and have a maximum range of more than 2,000 miles.

President Bush personally telephoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India early Friday to inform him of the decision to sell F-16's to Pakistan, White House officials said.

In words apparently meant to soften the impact of a major weapons transfer to India's rival, Mr. Bush said the administration had also cleared the way for India to discuss a combat aircraft purchase with American arms manufacturers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/26/politics/26military.html

Nothing like arming rogue states for future wars! :(

of the "CULTure of Life"

It sounds like an example of the military industrial complex dictating foreign policy.
General Dynamics may have been part of why we accept friendly relations to the country that by most accounts, is harboring terror networks. (Including OBL)

While India is not much of an international ally either, we'll now supply them with the same technology to use against their sworn enemy, Pakistan.

"Defense" contracts certainly make strange for bedfellows.

will be outsourced to India if they accept Bush's offer.


George Bush is more interested in the Middle East than America; jobs, military buildup, economy, etc. He and his group should move there.

at least the deal would put Americans to work.
I shoulda seen it coming.

Buxh is taking this country to hell on a rocket sled.

I guess you have to have real nukes to qualify?