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Gangnam style vs. Abu Ghraib style?

Here it is: Kill those fucking Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives Kill those fucking Yankees who ordered them to torture Kill their daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law, and fathers Kill them all slowly and painfully Mr. Psy did not write the song, but covered it. Abu Ghraib was awful — and the biggest American defeat ...

By , a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy.
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Here it is:

Here it is:

Kill those fucking Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives
Kill those fucking Yankees who ordered them to torture
Kill their daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law, and fathers
Kill them all slowly and painfully

Mr. Psy did not write the song, but covered it. Abu Ghraib was awful — and the biggest American defeat in Iraq. But still.

Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1

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