Howell Wets Himself

The NY Times is just giddy with the headline "Brazil's President Picks Butter Over Guns". Oh what a fine lesson for the bellicose West, right?! Howell Raines must have wet himself.

But here's a quick little reality check -- it's a lot cheaper long-term to maintain a nuclear arsenal that allows one to project power (especially in a militarily decrepit Latin America) than it is to maintain an array of fully modern conventional weapons, especially if an established nuclear power (China) is willing to help.

Since we know that Brazil's nutcase President has expressed much interest in the past in the acquisition of nuclear weapons, that might be worth considering.

Unless you're busy wetting yourself over silly "guns versus butter" nonsense.

[Posted at 13:32 CST on 01/04/03] [Link]