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If done for the right reasons, liberating a country from a despot, I don't see how that's immoral. Ah, done quickly, and then we all leave, yeah that's kind of... I mean, it's so much obviously more complicated than that. They're literally, if he doesn't allow inspections, we're bombing him - I'll allow inspections. If he doesn't allow them... on Tuesday - I'll allow them on Tuesday. If he doesn't serve fondue - alright, I'll serve fondue. I mean, they're gonna do anything, it's clear they cast their die, I mean, as hard as it is for Dick Cheney to get an erection, he's not gonna let this opportunity go by.

Jon Stewart#8

PoliticsSatireWarCriticismPolicy

About this quote

What does it mean?
Stewart satirizes the justification for war, suggesting arbitrary conditions are used to attack nations.
In plain terms
He mocks the excuses used to start wars.
What can you take from it?
War justifications can be arbitrary and manipulated.

Where it applies

  • policy debates
  • news analysis
  • political commentary

Putting it to work

  • question motives
  • analyze policy
  • critique leadership

Questions to consider

  • How are wars justified in the media?

Another view

It oversimplifies complex geopolitical issues.

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