Regime Change?

“BELGIANS LEAD PUSH FOR REGIME CHANGE IN AMERICA
UPA Press

Spurred by report of an aggressive military build-up and failure to reign in corporate terrorists, the government of Belgium is pressing for a preemptive strike against the regime of George W. Bush.

"We cannot sit idly by and drink delicious beers while the United States government engages in a policy of harassment," Belgian Prime Minister, Guy Verhofstadt, said in a nationally televised address to the Belgian people.
"Now is the time for action. We cannot waffle."

Recent reports from Belgian intelligence sources indicate that the United States is now in possession of weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological and nuclear.

"We know that the United States has nuclear weapons and that they have actually used them in the past," intoned the Prime Minister. "There is no reason to think they will not use them in the future." Verhofstadt is
insisting that United Nations weapon inspectors be given "unfettered
access to the massive stockpiles" of weapons, and that they be destroyed immediately.

"We stand at the crossroads," pleaded Verhofstadt. "Either the United States agrees to our demands, or we will be forced to put down our delicious beers
and lead the way for permanent regime change.

Remember, my dear Walloons, the current clique in Washington was elected in direct contravention of the will of the American people. Regime change will be welcomed by their citizens."

Reaction to the speech throughout Europe was swift. "We stand with our Belgian brothers," offered French President Jacques Chirac. "France is willing to commit thirty-five troops and many cases of fine champagne to the
cause. We cannot stand on the sidelines enjoying our delicious baguettes while our comrades from Antwerp go it alone. Let me assure the dear Prime Minister; France is with you, almost."

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not mince any words. "Again, it is the powerful Belgians who must lead the world against aggression and American
hegemony. Russia stands with her European allies and insists that the United States disarm unilaterally. I only wish we too had delicious foods."

Following the speech, the mood at the White House was one of defiance.

"Let the Belgians make their empty threats," said White House spokesman
Ari
Fleischer. "We are urging Anheuser-Busch, Coors, and the folks who make
Sam
Adams to increase their yummy output by two-hundred percent in the
coming
weeks. We intend to breakup the evil-doing Belgian beer cartel once and
for
all."

Vice President Dick Cheney was even more bellicose. Speaking directly
underneath Karl Rove from an undisclosed underground bunker, the Vice
President warned of dire consequences should Belgium make a preemptive
strike. "We are prepared to strike back with alarming force," said
Cheney.
"The Belgians cannot bully us. They may be the world's only superpower,
but
we here in America have God on our side. To hell with their delicious
beers."

Verhofstadt, while unyielding in tone and substance, did offer the
Americans
a plausible way out. "I call upon George W. Bush to capture Sheik
Kenneth
Lay, Imam Dennis Kozlowski, and the entire Worldcom terrorist
organization,
and to hand them over to an international tribunal. The United States
can no
longer harbor agents of terrorism. You are either with us or against
us."

Back in Washington, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Security
Advisor
Condaleeza Rice were trying eagerly to persuade President Bush that there was indeed a country named Belgium.”

“Marvelous!
Budweiser and Coors are actually government plots to destroy our taste buds.”

“"...my dear Walloons..."

Ah, it's the French again. Can I help lead the Flemish counterinsurgency? I'll get some of my boys in West Flanders to help out.

Gotta love a country where the Mannequin Pis is considered on the same level as the Washington Monument. And frites - aka French fries - are the national dish.

reformed lurker (1/2 Flemish)”

“RL, you are a truly lucky man. The best ales, hands down, are from your ancestral land, IMHO.”

“LMAO!”

“the last line is the best!!”

“Who you callin' a rouge nation Willis?”

“You missed the follow-up story:

Regime change plan falls apart when Belgium waffles”

“I am rolling! that is truly funny”

“LOL GEO!”

“Flanders? Isn't that Homer Simpson's neighbor?”

“Tough spot. Bad battles in both WWI and WWII. My dad's house was 50 feet from the area German headquarters in WWII. Belgium has been one of the most grateful countries toward the U.S. over the years.”

“Sorry about the 180... but when I think of Flanders this poem comes to mind, and what it commemorates.
So very very many lives lost, it's impossible to grasp.

Modern artillery was just warming up in 1861... by the time WWI broke out it had really hit its stride and the carnage was immense.

I was rereading part of All Quiet on the Western Front a week or so ago... the descriptions of the mustard gas attacks.

Ungodly.”

“My great uncle was mustard gassed in France during WWI. He was never able to lie down to sleep or he would suffocate. He always needed an oxygen tank handy. He was lucky as he lived a long and productive life.”

“In German, Belgium means "Panzer Highway".”

“I just heard on the news that the place the UN inspectors investigated today was suspected of being a mustard gas production facility prior to the Gulf War.”

“am becoming so cynical just lately; just maybe it's true. may the best doublespeak win?!? God help us.

of course this is fuego.
last edited: 2/17/07 9:36:00 PM”

“Ignorance is strength?
War is peace?
Freedom is slavery?

VBG”

“ok i give, what is vbg?”

“Very Big Grin”

“New boss same as the old boss.”

“Yeah it is fuego - but the thread dates from before fuego. It just seemed like a fun one to pull up for the cartoon.

The cartoon is in the spirit of some old cynical humor.

"The other party has been cheating and enriching themselves at the expense of the taxpayer for far too long. It's time we had a turn."

"Under Capitalism man oppresses man. Under socialism it will be the other way around."”

“Third party? Ever?”

“Remember what happened last time --”

“i thought it might be very big grin”

“Yaz-”