washingtonpost.com: Md. War On Fish Just Might Get Ugly

Looks like the Snakehead-lovers at the Post are worried about the consequences of the War on the DCSWF/M. Of course, it is starting to sound a little Vietnamish...

Experts recommended this process: Spray glyphosate (also known as Rodeo and Roundup) on the water to kill floating vegetation. Pump diquat dibromide (Reglone or Reward) or 2,4-D (a widely used herbicide) into the water to kill underwater plants.

Then wait. Within several days, the plants will start to turn brown. Within a week or two, the vegetation will die and sink to the bottom of the pond. Native fish will begin dying as well, as the oxygen drains from the pond.

Within two weeks, crews ought to be ready to douse the pond with rotenone, working their way in boats from from the edges of the pond toward the middle, giving the fish no avenue of escape.

Maybe I'm being trite comparing a national tragedy to this silly little story, but defoliation, followed by sending in the troops? What does that sound like to you?