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As Boston finished dismantling the Cardinals tonight, Fox broadcast some live feeds from Iraq of troops watching the game. The Fox captions for these scenes read:

INTERNATIONAL FORCE
Baghdad, Iraq

They didn't even bother to tell us whether it was part of the 3rd Infantry or whether the scene actually included any non-American soldiers. It was just an INTERNATIONAL FORCE. Fox obviously went (way) out of it's way here to (ahem) remind us that there really is a coalition in Iraq, that Bush has not in fact led us out into the desert without any meaninful international support whatsoever.

Now, I'm as weary as anyone of all the griping about partisan bias in the media, but I've done it here anyway mainly because I think their choice of words is kind of funny. It just sounds like a goofy 80's action movie. INTERNATIONAL FORCE: First Blood Part II. INTERNATIONAL FORCE: Beyond Thunderdome. INTERNATIONAL FORCE: The Adventure Begins.

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