Sweeping the Valley

This post is coming live from the metro bus they're using to evacuate us to Idaho. Turns out it has Wi-Fi access. Go figure.
The Martians destroyed the White River dam a few hours ago, flooding Auburn Valley. It's assumed this has been done for two reasons: 1) it allows them to excavate their comrads at the Supermall ruins in peace and 2) they've wiped out Boeing and the FAA posts for this entire part of the state. The Martian groundforce now has air superiority.
As I understand, there's been considerable headyway in Seattle, London, and Washington DC. The British have been collapsing buildings on the Martians as they try to enter the city, and blowing bridges out from underneath them.
In Seattle, the undercity is being rigged with explosives so that the whole tripod force just comes crashing down as it tries to penetrate the inner defenses.
In Washington DC, where the president and friends are still pinned down because of their heat rays, the Army has been using all sorts of high-tech equipment, like missile destroying lasers and stuff. I dunno how it works, but it really doesn't. They say the White House will be destroyed in 12-24 hours.
No matter. By midnight tonight, the Nuclear Strike will be ready. The Russians have provided the warhead (where did they come up with one so fast? All ours are depleted and unarmed), the US is using a booster rocket from the shuttle. The idea is that they'll certainly wipe out any conventional bomber or ballistic missile. Therefore, we'll hit 'em fast and hard, wiping out their shields in one hit, vaporizing the tentacled bastards and letting us get home in time for cornflakes.
Chalk one up for democracy.
Well, they say they need to conserve battery power, so they're turning off the Wi-Fi. There's a guy yelling at me right not to turn it off. Post tomorrow with images of the flooded valley and some toasted Martian. C-ya!
Mood: Patriotic
Listening: "Dreaming of Mars (Total Recall)" by Jerry Goldsmith
Yearn For: Nuclear Proliferation