Parker and Stone directly ridicule the common claims about America representing for rich corporations and oil companies and other such nonsense. These folks are here because the world badly needs someone to take care of the bad guys, and they're the ones in a position to do something about it — even if they sometimes botch the job.

The scene in Panama reminds us how much the whole world in fact depends on the US as world police, how badly they need the US to succeed. There's the US accidentally overstepping, and then there's the scene when Team America does NOT make the catch. All the cutesy jokes stopped for a minute with all the death and destruction in Panama. Those images of the puppets floating face down are pretty rough stuff for a frickin' puppet movie.

Note also that the film deals pretty seriously with ideas of loyalty and treachery. The Hollywood FAGs didn't just hate America, but literally took up arms against their country — and got killed, every single one for their treason. I'd think even Ann Coulter would be satisfied with Tim Robbins' fate. Most gratifying in the denouement of treason files is this resonant summary by Kim Jong Il of what happens to idiots when they're no longer useful.

Plus, watching this film is a good way for patriotic Americans to celebrate the 4th of July.

And you can take this closing image of the movie to heart: