It seems the U.S. military has had enough of New Jersey. They had their chances.
Flare from fighter jet blamed for Pinelands fire
A massive wildfire that has already burned thousands of acres in the Pinelands and forced the evacuation of residents in two towns likely started this afternoon when an F-16 fighter jet dropped flares as part of a maneuver over a gunnery range, New Jersey National Guard officials said tonight.
The fire, fueled by dry conditions and gusty winds, has already consumed more than 12,000 acres, almost 19 square miles, along the border of Ocean and Burlington counties. Several highways were closed and as many as 2,000 homes in Stafford and Barnegat townships, including several retirement communities, had been evacuated.
Will Bunch wrote about this, and his readers quickly and effectively supplied the punch lines:
“The military should withdraw from New Jersey. It never attacked America and doesn’t want us there”
“Bull Biscuits. We need to attack NJ there, so they dont attack us here. They hate us for our freedoms. They all worship the Jersey Devil. Plus most are Flyers fans. And no Timetables - they’ll just wait for us to leave, then attack. We should build military bases there. at least bush should be able to find NJ on a map.”
“Maybe send in Halliburton?”
“I am so tired of these New Jersey extremists that hate our way of life. We need to occupy New Jersey and turn it into a resort for our people. Build casinos and hotels and run the locals out of their homes.”
“I agree,we must get tough with New Jersey,or other rogue states such as Rhode Island,New York,etc will join them,we could also setup a detention center like Guantanamo Bay,but it could be in Nova Scotia,these people must understand were not messing around.”
“You invade New Jersey with the National Guard you have, not the National Guard you wish you had.”
Update: Some timely rainstorms have given the insurgents in New Jersey a break from the fires. Here’s hoping everyone’s Ok up there.
–WKW
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