Jan Weatherhead writes from Washington in relation to the Super National Football League NFL Super Bowl.
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, U.S. Central Command, talks with head Super Bowl XLIII Referee Terry McAulay prior to the coin toss, Feb. 1, 2009, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]
It’s like junk food. last Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVII the lights went out. The wrong team had won unless you’re a Raven fan.
English: Official photo of David Petraeus, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Super Bowl sums up the state America is in. Defence Secretary Leon E Panetta and Republican Senator John McCain. Panetta admitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee that he and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin E Dempsey, had signed off a scheme to arm a selected group of rebels in Syria.
Looking at Ford Field the night of Super Bowl XL (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Saudi Arabians and Qataris supplying weapons to the rebels. The Panetta plan to vet rebels, backed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and CIA Director General David H Petraeus.
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus (far right), commander, U.S. Central Command, poses for a photo with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (center) and former players Lynn Swann, Roger Craig, and John Elway (second from right), during Super Bowl XLIII, Feb. 1, 2009, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]
It nearly got approved, but nearly was not enough. President Obama said ‘no’ to it.
Senator McCain went for the Panetta jugular. Baltimore Ravens beat San Francisco 49ers 34-31.
Jedidiah Jones and the Miner 49'ers play in the Grizzly Peak Recreation Area (Photo credit: Loren Javier)
It was a close run thing that no one outside the United States really understands. Did The Lights Flicker In America’s Foreign Policy? The Answer’s In Super Bowl XLVII http://ibourl.com/1haq #Football #Results
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