The Village Voice called the song an "attempt to tie together the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the run-up to the Iraq war," The Los Angeles Times said the song has a "pro-war call to action," and The Chicago Tribune said the song "essentially reads like a Bush position paper for entering Iraq with guns blazing."
The Village Voice called the song an attempt to connect the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the lead-up to the Iraq War. The Los Angeles Times labeled it a pro-war call to action, while The Chicago Tribune described it as sounding like a Bush position paper advocating for military intervention in Iraq.