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Watch: FunnyOrDie's EPIC Takedown Of Republican Iran Warmongers

Watch: FunnyOrDie's EPIC Takedown Of Republican Iran Warmongers

The comedians at FunnyOrDie are back again with a hilarious satire of the Republican war-hawk congressmen who are just besides themselves with the idea that President Obama might have solved an international crisis with diplomacy, instead of another fruitless and catastrophic invasion of a hostile foreign country. New Security Action, a progressive foreign policy group, paired up with the comedy site to show just how dangerous the war-mongers in the Senate can be. Steven Miles, the group’s director, remarks that the “very same folks who brought us the Iraq War now want to kill a negotiated deal and put us on a path to war with Iran. It’s up to those who think that this is a particularly bad idea to make their voices heard.”

A parody of the film “the Expendables,” the announcer booms that “they’re too old to fight a war, but that won’t stop these brave U.S. senators from trying to start one with Iran!” as mockeries of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and all the other ultra-nationalist Republicans destroy the deal in a fusillade of ignorance and bullets. “Last time, they started a war in Iraq because of ‘weapons of mass destruction’. This time, it’s pretty much the same thing, but with I-ran. So it’s totally different. Like a whole letter different” finishes the voiceover. “Do you think we can get away with this sh*t again?” asks one Senator, as the others erupt in evil laughter.

It’s a spot on indictment of the frenzy of fear that got us into the catastrophic Iraq War in the first place. They must not be allowed to succeed again.

Watch it here:

Colin Taylor
Opinion columnist and former editor-in-chief of Occupy Democrats. He graduated from Bennington College with a Bachelor's degree in history and political science. He now focuses on advancing the cause of social justice and equality in America.

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