Not so Dumb
Sometimes it takes a village. Sometimes, when the village is in trouble, it takes an aircraft carrier battle group.
Varifrank, at an international gathering, is told by a sniggering European, "See, this is why George Bush is so dumb; theres a disaster in the world and he sends an aircraft carrier ...."
To which he responds angrily but accurately that a carrier battle group has its own inexhuastible power supply, can churn out 900,000 gallons of fresh water a day from sea water, can communicate with anyplace in the world, comes equipped with four complete hospitals and tons of space for emergency supplies, and serves as its own airfield.
Europe didn't send an aircraft carrier to Indonesia. (Yes, Virginia, Old Europe does have a carrier. It's French, and right now it's still parked in France, doing no good to anyone.)
Then his Hindi friend, who had lost family in India, spoke up, too.
Varifrank, at an international gathering, is told by a sniggering European, "See, this is why George Bush is so dumb; theres a disaster in the world and he sends an aircraft carrier ...."
To which he responds angrily but accurately that a carrier battle group has its own inexhuastible power supply, can churn out 900,000 gallons of fresh water a day from sea water, can communicate with anyplace in the world, comes equipped with four complete hospitals and tons of space for emergency supplies, and serves as its own airfield.
Europe didn't send an aircraft carrier to Indonesia. (Yes, Virginia, Old Europe does have a carrier. It's French, and right now it's still parked in France, doing no good to anyone.)
Then his Hindi friend, who had lost family in India, spoke up, too.
"Can you let your hatred of George Bush end for just one minute? There are people dying! And what are your countries doing? Amazon.com has helped more than France has. You all have a role to play in the world, why can't you see that? Thank God for the U.S. Navy, they don't have to come and help, but they are. They helped you once and you should all thank God they did. They didn't have to, and no one but them would have done so. I'm ashamed of you all ...."
