The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror to parody Iraq war

I was just thinking that it was about time for the annual Simpsons Halloween special, Treehouse of Horror, and hoping I could manage not to miss it this time. Then, just a few minutes ago in the open thread at Daily Kos, I saw a comment that Treehouse of Horror will be "must see" this year. The comment links to this piece in Raw Story:

Simpsons Pitch Tent in Anti-War Camp

Anyone who thinks Hollywood is run by a liberal cabal won't change his mind after watching The Simpsons' annual Halloween special. The episode, which airs Nov. 5, concludes with an Iraq war satire that may rank as the most pointed political statement the show has ever made. In the segment, aliens invade Springfield to prevent mankind from obtaining "weapons of mass disintegration," but their mission, called "Operation Enduring Occupation," turns into a quagmire. "You said we would be greeted as liberators!" accuses one alien.

An article from Monsters and Critics adds this piece of dialog, which explains the image below (which appears in the Raw Story article).

'I'm starting to think 'Operation Enduring Occupation' was a bad idea,' one character says, to which the other replies 'We still have the people`s hearts and minds,' as he holds up a heart and brain.

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