Pentagon-backed action figures recruit for the future

So now we're hearing talk of a 20-year War on Terror, but who needs a draft when you have action figures? According to this article in Time, the Pentagon is backing a new line of military action figures that it hopes will inspire young boys to join in the Jihad on Jihad when they turn 18.

Wow, it looks like Rumsfeld did read that copy of You Will Behave I sent him.
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