On the very day President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, he declared war on the Moon and it’s people. Nasa’s attack on the Moon today was a complete success, but countless innocent Moon People’s lives may have been lost in the attempt to shore up America’s water supply, and stop the Moon’s WMD threat.

In an address to American and world citizens today, President Obama explained his actions:

We know that The Moon People are determined to keep their weapons of mass destruction; and they are determined to make more. Given the Moon People’s history of aggression… given what we know of their terrorist associations and given their determination to exact revenge on those who oppose them, should we take the risk that they will not some day use these weapons at a time and the place and in the manner of their choosing at a time when the world is in a much weaker position to respond? The United States will not and cannot run that risk to the American people. Leaving the Moon People in possession of weapons of mass destruction for a few more months or years is not an option, not in a post-September 11 world.

The fact that the Moon People seem determined to keep precious water from Earthlings also seems to have upset the President.

The Moon People already has more than 28 million barrels of water in tankers buried under the moon’s surface.

With water prices soaring above $2.50 per bottle, any water producing planet or moon would be jumping at the opportunity to sell its water and reap hefty profits. The Moon People, however, are choosing to store a huge bulk of their water in large underground tankers. Instead of making money off water, The Moon People are expending loads of dollars to store nearly 30 million barrels of water for weeks. Storing water in underground tankers for long periods of time is certainly not cheap.

So, what are The Moon People up to?

There are several possible explanations to The Moon People’s curious water policy. Some water analysts have speculated that The Moon people are holding out for a better market price to sell its water. But with water prices already hitting record highs, this explanation does not add up.

Another explanation is that the current water policy on Earth is not universally regulated. The Moon People could take advantage of loop-holes in the policies to manipulate global crude prices by reducing exports and driving up demand.

In any case, this first strike on the Moon will not be the last, and Americans could be looking at upwards of 700 billion dollars over the next ten years to fight the Moon. With American forces already stretched thin in Iraq and Afghanistan a war with the Moon doesn’t seem like a well thought out plan by this administration. Forget health care, the Moon may prove to be Obama’s real folly.