We have met the enemy and they are ours." Who wrote this and why?

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13 February, 02:44

We have met the enemy and they are ours." Who wrote this and why?

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Jovan Goodwin · Answer 1

This is a twist on Oliver Hazard Perry's words after a naval battle: "We have met the enemy, and they are ours." The updated version was first used in the comic strip "Pogo," by Walt Kelly, in the 1960s and referred to the turmoil caused by the Vietnam War.