Conservative Donnybrook

At 10:29 pm last night, the United States declared its unrivaled supremacy over every other nation on earth when it successfully destroyed a defunct satellite in a decaying orbit. Navy personnel took aim on the satellite’s fuel tank (and as any young boy would know, that would be the most fun place to shoot anything), fired and scored a direct hit. One thousand pounds of toxic hydrazine fuel went – well, it would have been sky-high if the satellite had been in the atmosphere. I’m not really sure what you call it in space.

At the moment of impact the satellite was traveling at more than 17,000 mph. Which is probably about the speed that Putin’s stomach slammed into his Adam’s apple. Ronald Reagan’s dream of protecting the West from the menace of nuclear annihilation is within grasp. The project that Ted Kennedy ridiculed as “Star Wars” and a waste of taxpayer money justified itself over the Pacific Ocean yesterday evening. The American people are safer tonight than they were at 10:28 pm last night.

What’s even more remarkable is that the shot almost was called off because conditions were not “ideal.” Even better, it appears that some of the debris may rain down on Chinese heads for the next day or so. Hopefully, this system can be deployed to protect our allies in Europe and the Middle East soon.

The United States Navy should be proud of their work last night.