Quote Unquote: The War on Terror

Glenn Greenwald on the fallout from the War on Terror…

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"Given the ongoing American quest for violence from that one-day attack [9/11], just imagine the impact which continuous attacks over the course of a full decade must have on those whom we’ve been invading, droning, cluster-bombing, occupying, detaining without charges, and indiscriminately shooting."

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Yeah, but… those other people are foreign. They're foreigners from foreign places. Science hasn't even proven that they have souls.

So, it's really not the same thing.

Tags: 9/11, Afghanistan, Glenn Greenwald, Iraq, Military, Quote Unquote, Terrorism

Our Endorsements: Pulling Out Is Never 100%

* Pulling out of Iraq has some unintended consequences, from College Humor.

* The Bain hate train stops here.

* If Herman Cain had a "kill list" it would be hilarious.

* What other shenanigans has the Secret Service been up to?

* Me the People is a hilarious new book  from Kevin Bleyer that rewrites the Constitution.

* Politwoops, a site that collects politician's deleted tweets/reminds them that the internet is forever.

Tags: Bain Capital, Barack Obama, Benjamin Franklin, College Humor, Constitution, Daily Links, Funny or Die, George Washington, Herman Cain, Iran, Iraq, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Pakistan, Rick Santorum, Secret Service, The Daily Show, Twitter

Tweet Untweet: Keep Your Receipt

Santorum: "Government cannot force you to pay for something that violates faith or beliefs."Where do I get my refund for the Iraq War?

— Mark Evanier (@evanier) February 14, 2012

Tags: Abortion, Iraq, Rick Santorum, Tweet Untweet, Twitter

Rick Perry Attacks Obama's Iraq Parade Failure

Who doesn't love a parade? The president, apparently. That's according to Rick Perry, who further alleges that the president doesn't love a parade for the troops…

Perry told a crowd of more than 150 people at the [Iowa] Westside Conservative Club: "It really disturbs me that nearly after nine years of war in Iraq, that this president wouldn't welcome home our many heroes with a a simple parade in their honor. Maybe it's because this war isn't popular with Democrats, I don't know, but Mr. President, our soldiers come first, and it comes before party politics."

(Rick Perry is so impervious to party politics, he refrained from mentioning that the war wasn't popular with many Republicans either.) But no matter! The point is, there has been no parade and there is no sign of ticker tape on the horizon, although a couple of New York City councilmen want a Canyon of Heroes shindig a la WWII and the Gulf War. As for what military officials want, they seem concerned that a massive boot-stompin' victory-declarin' ticker-tape parade might send the wrong message–to enemies and troops alike–when we are in the midst of, you know, another war. (Rhymes with Shmafghanistan?)

So really, Perry should be attacking Obama for his failure to compromise. If no parade is the wrong answer, and a full-on NYC ticker-tape number is the wrong answer, how about something in the middle? Like the man said, a simple parade. Maybe just a couple Eagle Scouts in Boise going around the block a few times with their clarinets, or the East Allentown drill team doing their best moves in a parking lot.

Heck, for all we know, the Obamas have invited a few friends and Pentagon officials over, tied some bunting on Bo and taken care of this already in the Rose Garden.

Photo by Chet-Stringer/Hulton Archives/Getty Images

Tags: Barack Obama, Iraq, Military, Rick Perry

Our Endorsements: GOP Leftovers

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* The 25 cutest pictures of Newt Gingrich with animals. Just because.

* How about, "President Obama Fends Off Ron Paul Attack"?

* These GOP candidates may not have the chutzpah to be president.

* Take a trip down Iraq War memory lane, with The Onion. (Caution: this may not make sense if you click that link tomorrow.)

Tags: Barack Obama, Daily Links, Iraq, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul