A presidential election certainly calls for American’s to pick a side, assuming of course the candidates themselves take a clear position. Unfortunately, both McCain and Obama have loosely defined objectives for ending the war, and I can only assume that Rage Against the Machine finds their soft positions inadequate.

Perhaps they can inspire their fans to definitively choose a side on the war and thereby force their representation in government to do the same. This is democracy in its most dynamic (read: idealistic) form.

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