Ted Rall for January 02, 2003
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It's hard to afford a $200 billion war during a recession. But now you can sponsor the war against Iraq! Looking for a fun way to help America? Sponsor the weapon of your choice, reduce the deficit and- if we win- share in the oil revenues! Pick from any one: Predator drone sponsor for $40,000,000 (Just one big lotto win!) Sponsor our $270,000 BLU-B2 Daisy Cutter (The equivalent of a 3-bedroom house in the suburbia) and back the murder of dozens of kids! Tomahawk cruise missile. yours for a cool $1,000,000! (Hey, your employees don't really need a raise!) CBU-97 sensor-fused weapon ($350,000) fires tiny cluster bombs you can offer for sub-sponsorship... they keep killing years after the war is over! Fires hellfire missile sponsor for $58,000 (same as your worthless kid's college tuition!) 500-proud M-117 bomb packs a wallop for just $300! For an extra $1,000, we'll show your bomb detonating on CNN! Hell yes! Count me in! I'll take: Type of sponsorship: Citizenship (1/8 of annual income), War Hog ($50,000), Democracy Spreader ($500,000), Pipeline Sponsor ($50,000,000) Send to: The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.