Whose 'nuclear sword' is stronger?

With the latest round of east-west tension, it feels like 1987 all over again. And Komsomolskaya Pravda has helpfully provided a “tale of the tape” to consider “whose nuclear sword is stronger.” After all, a lot can happen in 20 years.

They were able to find a photo of Putin in fighter pilot gear, which makes me disappointed that the KP editors couldn’t find Bush’s legendary “Mission Accomplished” action wear. By the way, their caption makes fun of Bush for not knowing how to ride a bicycle. That makes me wonder whether our nationalist yellow press is going to leave A-Rod and his strippers alone long enough to refute these demeaning insults.

Hopefully no one is listening to the neocons anymore, after how their last adventure in preemptive war against a rogue state alleged to have weapons of mass destruction turned out. Some of these tables could give them the wrong idea: right now the U.S. appears to have the lead, and could easily win give or take a few million civilians. Of course, as former Bush chief of staff – and UMass honorary degree recipient – Andy Card once said, always best to unroll new products in the fall.

Makes me long to be safe at home in Williamstown with Sterling Clark’s Renoirs.