News that I missed, courtesy of The Babylon Bee:
U.S.—In a stirring interview on CNBC this week, Lockheed Martin’s CEO Jim Taiclet tearfully urged the Biden Administration to declare a no-fly zone in Ukraine.
“Just think of the stockholders, um, I mean—the innocent civilians in Ukraine!” he said, wiping tears from his eyes. “Imagine how safe they’ll be as our multi-billion-dollar F-35s, Stalker UAS drones, or S-97 Raiders patrol the skies! Please! Someone must do something! For the children!”
Lockheed Martin has already spent $80 million on marketing campaigns to garner support for a no-fly-zone in Ukraine, as well as the world war that would likely come after.
“This is so, so important,” said Taiclet, blowing into a silk hanky. “Think of the glistening weapons technology Lockheed Martin could deploy in Ukraine! It’s such a beautiful thought I get emotional just thinking about it. I mean, the kids. Thinking about the kids. In Ukraine. Yeah.”
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Even in satire there is a kernel of truth. Had the original Trump program for defensive arms sales to Ukraine not been canceled by Biden, Russia might have been more reluctant to go on its present adventure which grows more counter productive by the day.