I’ve been sitting around lately, thinking to myself, “something’s missing.” I hadn’t been able to put my finger on what it was until suddenly, it hit me. No wars going on in the Middle East. Well thank goodness that’s all about to change, as it seems quite apparent that we’re on our way to doing “something” in Syria. As a result, oil prices (even though Syria produces pretty much no oil these days) are already rising – along with the profits of Exxon-Mobil, no doubt. I think the only thing holding us back is that nobody’s come up with a catchy slogan (like “Shock and Awe” or something) for our military action. The Republicans are so much better at branding these things.

My guess is we’ll go for a “no fly” zone. That means expending a tremendous amount of ordinance (cruise missiles, bombs) to wipe out the Syrian air force, radar sites, etc., at a cost of a billion dollars a month (according to General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff). All while Congress battles over a government shut down and defunding Obamacare.

So this should be great.