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"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
September 06, 2007
Iran: A Dagger Pointed At The Heart Of America
After reading National Review's description of the "existential threat" Iran poses to the US, Andrew Foland decided to illustrate this existential threat in handy graph form.
Posted at September 6, 2007 10:55 AM | TrackBackOK, we resolve this:
Regime change in Iran!
Regime change in the USA!
When do we want it? Now!
Tit regime change for tat regime change! Up against the wall for both governments. Human sacrifice works.
Posted by: donescobar at September 6, 2007 11:08 AMCONTROL YOUR government, BEFORE it puts YOU up against the wall!
Posted by: Mike Meyer at September 6, 2007 12:31 PMGiven that the US government has already convinced us of OBL's ability to impose an Islamic caliphate on the Western world, it only stands to reason that Iran -- an actual country, after all! -- could wipe America off the map. Unless decisive action is taken, that is.
America: a mouse among menacing giants. "They hate us because we're little."
Posted by: Ian Mason at September 6, 2007 03:12 PMNo no no, the threat is existential. I mean, it is absolutely essential that the US EXISTS to have countries it can bomb for the profit of the establishment and the vanity and sloth of its entrenched upper middle class thinkers. If not, how is the US going to exist when there's no other countries left on Earth?
Posted by: En Ming Hee at September 6, 2007 07:40 PM“ …how is the US going to exist when there's no other countries left on Earth?”
Well, we could liberate Pluto next, a definite menace to Imperial America.
I had to read twice to realize that when the author of this book on Iran was described as "Reagan administration adviser on national-security matters" it was meant as a compliment.
Oh, and I loved Andrew McCarthy's work in Class, Less Than Zero, and Mannequin. I only hope this piece in National Review, and his position as director the Center for Law & Counterterrorism at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, can put him back on the map.
--SF
Posted by: Stinky Flamingo at September 7, 2007 11:32 AMwell, that's fine, but what are we going to do about the mysterious evil people who keep shooting us in the foot?
we need to learn who they are. we need to stop them. america cannot hop proudly into the future.
Posted by: hapa at September 9, 2007 02:53 AM
