Stewart Debates ‘Civil War’ Semantics
Is the Iraq conflict a "civil war" or "a minor linguistic flareup between two parties of different terminological points of view"? "The Daily Show" has the lowdown.
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The situation in Iraq: Is it a “civil war” or “a minor linguistic flareup between two parties of different terminological points of view”? Jon Stewart and senior Middle East correspondent John Oliver debate and agree to “agree to disagree on how they state their agreements.” Link
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