[Newspoetry] The Best Offense Is a Good Defense

[Mike Lehman]

The 9/11 Effect
A change like gunpowder
“You don’t have to be a superpower to threaten a superpower
“How are we going to deal with that?”
The devil’s in the details
“Homeland defense is a lot of hype”
Says one military-industrial complex creep
While he steals your wallet
War sets budgets
Even if they’re a lot of hype
U.S. must maintain sense of urgency
Pentagon seeks new acquisition rules
To keep its players in the con game
Meet the F/A-22
A tool for transformation
Sounds much sexier
Than W’s flaccid penis envy
Of Third World dictators
“My repression is just as hard as his”
While good old competition
Makes smart bombs cheaper by the dozen
Bunker-busting nuke expands U.S. options
To alienate the rest of the world
Bush Administration needs a reality check
Why is this so hard?