Saturday.....War On Terror.....Jerusalem Day

Yesterday was Jerusalem Day in Iran which has become an annual day for protesters to take to the streets in support of the Palestinians. There were large throngs doing just that but this, in itself, is not that impressive since the Iranian regime tends to order these type of protests as our elementary schools might ring the bell and summon the children outside in a fire drill. Along with this, in the face of threats of arrest, reformers took to the streets in large numbers to protest the recent fraudulent Iranian election, truly a lack of decorum in the midst of a planned government celebration. The United States cancelled a missile defense system scheduled for Eastern Europe because of intelligence reports that downgraded the Iranian threat to the region. Russia is very happy, bolstering claims that we are now improving our reputation in the world. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that we are in better shape to defend Eastern Europe now, than we were with the missile systems, this to go along with his comments on being better able to defend America from its enemies without the F-22.