Sometimes, an artist is just way ahead of their time. As Exhibit A, this 80’s hit by The Clash, doesn’t need that much of a rewrite to fit the current situation in Iraq like a glove.

al-Maliki, let us know
Should we stay or should we go?
If you say that it’s Al Qaeda
Then we’ll stay and be your fighter
So you got to let us know
Should we stay or should we go?

Iraqi forces such a tease
Shiites even worse than Sunnis
Is it just a Civil War?
Then we’ll head right out the door
So come on and let us know
Should we stay or should we go?

Should we stay or should we go now?
Should we stay or should we go now?
If we go there will be trouble
An’ if we stay it will be double
So come on and let us know

Do we simply cut and run
Or kill Iraqis just for fun
Each day is much worse than the other
That’s why Saddam was such a mother
So come on and let us know
Should we stay or should we blow?

Should we stay or should we go now?
Fight the trouble/make it double
Or just send Dubya’ and his Veep
Let them get slaughtered just like sheep
So you gotta’ let us know
Should we stay or should we go