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Colbert Explains Obama’s ISIS Strategy In Terms Grunge Fans Can Understand

5:24 PM EDT on September 19, 2014

ISIS! Very scary, and somewhat confusing from a foreign policy perspective, right? Your buddy Stephen Colbert's got you covered. In a segment on Tuesday night's Colbert Report, the future Late Show host broke down President Obama's rationale for attacking ISIS without congressional approval by way of a timely analogy in a year when Nirvana and Foo Fighters have been constantly in the headlines. The joke in question comes up about 1:45 into the nine-minute video below, and you can find it in GIF form under that thanks to Tumblr Bee Is Happy.