This does not compute. If the Russians were part of the huge sell-offs that precipitated the financial melt-downs last year, then why on earth would Putin be selling favors for American dollars this year? Either the Russians are rich enough to bring down the American economy, or they are not. I would have said not.

However, if you consider that oil money might have bought Obama his Presidency, and the effect that same source of funding might have on Russia, then perhaps Obama’s sales pitch would be something like you give us access to your air space and we’ll give you laundered Saudi oil money.

Headlines also today that Saudi Arabia has OK’d an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuke program. Would Russia have had a vote in that?

Scroll down to US Marines Sergent Jason Crocket (R) and Sergent Matthew Mueller (L) of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade walk towards the dinning area

That moon dust is as fine as khaki flour. Gets into every bodily orifice. Even the formerly well-mannered are constantly hawking up giant loogies and picking bloody great boogers from their noses. I was told by the medics that 11% of all the dust ingested consisted of dried animal and human fecal matter. Doesn’t take much of a breeze to put all that dust into the air.