Colbert Sides With President on ‘Ih-Rahk’

In the long-ago days before we invaded the country, “eye-rack” was rare and sounded as ignorant and derisive as “eye-talian.” It still shows a lack of knowledge and respect. But its widespread popularity represents something else, too: a deep ambivalence and frustration about our military enterprise there. If we can’t win the war, or even always understand why we’re fighting it, nobody can take away our right to mangle the country’s name.

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