Why are signs in the DC area directing you to the Senate labeled "U.S. Senate", and yet signs to the House are labeled "The House". As if there is only one house. Well, they do call it the people's house.
And will it be upon Congress to decide whether to intervene this time, or our President? I did not realize how close Israel and Iran are to an all-out war, but signs are pointing that way.
Just as public sentiment about "drones" used to kill individuals in other countries (even Americans) gets agitated, I run into someone on a long flight who works on aerial drones. Technically called UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, like a lot of technology it has its peaceful purposes.
Tuna fishing fleets use them to find schools of tuna. Shipping lines use them to provide safe cover for ocean cargo vessels carrying ipods, alerting them of Somali pirate ships. Then there are the military uses.
The branding to make drones acceptable is that they bring your troops home safely. Since UAVs can provide surveillance in a snap (unlike satellites which can take weeks and congressional authorization to change course), and have the detail of looking around doorways, they can provide on the spot military assistance in battle. An Oregon company InSitu makes these drones for the Pentagon.
Newt, the fading candidate, has expressed all out support for Israel. Not sure about Romney. I thought President Obama was on the right side of history in trying to encourage peaceful dialog between Isralis and Palestinians.
But now I see that Israel feels they are under existential threat, and I wonder what the right side of history is. Looking for signs..
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