RCI Award Nominee - Jacques Chirac

So Chirac isn't worried about Iran's nuclear program, at least not enough to support international sanctions. And why would he, since his buddies in France are making lots of money supplying the Iranians with nuclear technology. So what if they want to wipe Israel off the map.
For Rectal Cranial Inversion above and beyond the call of duty, Chirac receives a nomination for the RCI award.

Thoughts on 9-11

Now that the fifth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks has come and gone, it brings about an opportunity to reflect where we were, where we are now, and where we are going. Firstly, I think Americans cannot bear the thought of a prolonged fight. That was true before 9-11-01 and I think it's still true. We want it all wrapped up nice and clean by the end of the hour show, so that we don't have to dwell on the details or stew too much on hard choices. This is a weakness the terrorists know about and have tried to exploit. Politicians are aware of it too, and unfortunately for us, try to use it for political advantage. We have to rely on our leadership to be adult, and it has been, many times, lacking.
So a short attention span and a lack of politicians with spine is a real handicap. Fortunately, we have tremendous resources and smarts to combat the bad guys and drive them into hiding. Since 9-11, we have gotten much better at "connecting the dots" and thus have prevented many attempts at terrorist acts. I think it's realistic to expect, however, that it's only a matter of time before someone else succeeds in attacking us. After all, when you are willing to die you become a much tougher opponent. The sooner we can get out of Iraq, or at least reduce our large numbers there, the sooner we can get more assets back into Afghanistan, where the fight never really stopped. Time is working against us because the Iraq situation has dragged on for so long, and the remnants of the Taliban continue to reorganize and get stronger.
But if we relent on that front then the terrorists will come here again.
Perhaps it will take another and yet another major attack on us, maybe a dirty bomb or anthrax attack, to get us to focus hard on this problem. We talk a lot about 9-11, but then elect people with weak records on defense and security. I don't want to hear any more about how America is at fault; evil ideology is at fault and evil people. And when it comes to standing up to those who would kill us, we must be just as ferocious. Our military is up to the task; the real question remains, are the rest of us?