ABC's Red-Blooded American Color Commentary at World Cup

Tweet Lawrence of Cyberia asks ABC for a break from the jingoistic saber-rattling:

"Look ABC, we understand that you will cheer for whatever the White House wants, and that what the White House wants right now is an excuse to bomb Iran. And we understand which excuse the White House has settled on for starting a war this time. They can't re-use the "links with al-Qaeda" one because Shia Iran and Sunni al-Qaeda have hated each other for years; they can't recycle the "nuclear weapons in 45 minutes" one because frankly people are still a bit miffed about the way they abused that one last time; so this time it's going to be "Ahmedinejad is Hitler and if we don't bring about regime change and put Iran's oil in the hands of a friendly puppet government, the islamofascists will overrun the world and put us in death camps or something". We understand the storyline. After being subjected to it day-in day-out for weeks now, we get the message. But you could give us a break, just for the World Cup. It only lasts for four weeks; couldn't you give us a rest from the Two Minutes Hate just for that long? This time next month it will all be over. Brazil or whoever will have samba'd to victory, and you can go right back to cheerleading for thermonuclear Armageddon. But till then, please shut up and let us watch 32 countries from all corners of the globe interacting in ways that don't involve invading, occupying, killing or threatening anybody. Just for one month. Thank you."