Food for Thought

I was reading this article and came across this passage:

“Today, Iran’s army is one of the most powerful armies in the world and it
will powerfully defend the country’s political borders and the nation,”
Ahmadinejad said in a brief speech before troops and missiles took part in an
annual parade.
“It will cut off the hands of any aggressors and will make any
aggressor regret it,” he said.
Ahmadinejad took the salute of thousands of
army, navy and air force troops. Battle tanks were towed past on trucks, while
helicopters and Russian-built warplanes flew in formation overhead. Parachutists
sailed down from the sky.

Why is it that you see all these 2nd and 3rd word countries having political parades that show off their missles? Our parades show of girls in skimpy clothes, happy music, and silly floats! Every now and then there's an air show where the Navy Blue Angels perform, and some other military equipment is shown off; but these are not political occasions paraded through the streets. What kind of politician feels engrandeured by the presence of missles and tanks?

Just something to think about...