'If Iraq were a hotdog, would you eat it?' Matt Yglesias wants to talk Iraq, tweeters pick his brain

Step aside, amateurs, and make way for true expertise:

https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/479637443927621632

.@MattYglesias & @ZackBeauchamp are now answering your questions about Iraq LIVE on Facebook: http://t.co/a6WNrLPgtP pic.twitter.com/2A3oCDqC32

— Vox (@voxdotcom) June 19, 2014

Oh yeah. This can’t miss.

The Washington Free Beacon’s Sonny Bunch got the ball rolling:

https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/479641792212910080

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https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/479642933210386432

Others quickly got in on the action:

Matt, what do downtown Baghdad traffic patterns teach us about free trade agreements? #AskMattAboutIraq

— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) June 19, 2014

@SonnyBunch "Matt, how many answers can you give about Iraq that do not contain the words 'Blame' & 'Bush'?' #AskMattAboutIraq

— Brian Cates //Flynn & Breitbart's Army! (@drawandstrike) June 19, 2014

#AskMattAboutIraq Will you lay down a marker as to whether ISIS is great, and the Iraqi people are going to love them?

— The Meturgeman (@HaMeturgeman) June 19, 2014

Matt, do the children in Iraq have healthy school lunch choices? #AskMattAboutIraq

— jdcwc (@jdcwc1) June 19, 2014

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Is there any place to get artisanal cheeses in Fallujah? #AskMattAboutIraq

— Mattphilbin (@Mattphilbin) June 19, 2014

https://twitter.com/FirstTeamTommy/status/479643062260752384

“Matt, what are nine questions I’m too embarrassed to ask about Gwyneth Paltrow’s opinions on Iraq?” #AskMattAboutIraq

— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) June 19, 2014

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/479643305903259649

https://twitter.com/ScottLofquist/status/479642197378080769

Is the solution just to give Iraq a bigger budget? #AskMattAboutIraq

— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) June 19, 2014

Heh.

https://twitter.com/TheRealBepo/status/479652817767256066

#AskMattAboutIraq – Aren't they really just mad the #Redskins haven't changed their name?

— Brian (@bhewing1) June 19, 2014

#AskMattAboutIraq Ketchup or Catsup?

— Quarantined Kari (@Kari_in_804) June 19, 2014

https://twitter.com/AndrewHClark/status/479654711344504832

#AskMattAboutIraq Does ISIS have corpsemen?

— Add your name (@corrcomm) June 19, 2014

Matt, what steps is Iraq taking on E-cigarettes? #AskMattAboutIraq

— Mattphilbin (@Mattphilbin) June 19, 2014

https://twitter.com/TheRealBepo/status/479650728760586240

https://twitter.com/BenK84/status/479643715729096704

https://twitter.com/FBillMcMorris/status/479644116939464704

Can you draw an infographic showing me where in Africa I can find Iraq? #AskMattAboutIraq

— Leon Wolf (@LeonHWolf) June 19, 2014

https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/479643752684716035

Tell ya what. Just tell me what Iraq is. #AskMattAboutIraq

— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) June 19, 2014

Don’t worry, Matt. If you need to, you can use a lifeline:

https://t.co/S9a0NdAcjg #AskMattAboutIraq

— Leon Wolf (@LeonHWolf) June 19, 2014

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