Via Making Light, Aasif Mandvi on The Daily Show delivers a blistering yet deadpan assessment of American Middle East policy to date.
I deeply resent living in a world where the only worthwhile political commentary comes from a comedy show.
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Isn't that the truth? They really are our only source for good commentary.