President Obama unveiled a new Afghanistan strategy on Friday.
As US News reported:
The new policy, according to a senior State Department official, places elevated priority on standing up the Afghan government's fledgling civilian capabilities to deliver public services and establish its authority throughout the country.
Here's how award-winning British cartoonist Peter Brookes depicted this new strategy at the Times:
Given the harsh treatment former President Bush took from American cartoonists -- are you listening Ted Rall? -- it will be interesting to see how our comic satirists go after Obama in the years to come.
Stay tuned.
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Reality...
March 29, 2009 - 11:43 ET by dervishis a harsh mistress.
G-d knows the foreign press has not been kind to our recent Presidents, but I think you have to go all the way back to Carter to find one characterized as a wuss.
You're right re: "wuss." Our foreign enemies must be .. .
March 29, 2009 - 13:15 ET by CKA in Red State USA. . . having hourly ROTFLMAO parties.
Obama epitmozies the moral and societal emasculation that liberals and leftists represent.
And he does so in spades--and that's not a racist statement.
Michelle, my belle, already has him housebroken!
March 29, 2009 - 17:14 ET by Cape ConservativeWhat a 'girlie-man' to quote a governator ;-)
Come on, American cartoonists - surely someone besides Mallard Filmore can dig deep to find their former selves ;-)
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
Spot on! I wonder how
March 29, 2009 - 11:56 ET by SpaceManSpiffSpot on!
I wonder how they'll depict Obama vs. North Korea?
Obama vs. North Korea
March 29, 2009 - 12:21 ET by Kat Outta the Bag...or Obama vs. Iraq; Obama vs. Iran; Obama vs. Russia...
SMS, Hawaii is collateral for TRILLIONS loaned to China..
March 29, 2009 - 12:43 ET by upcountrywaterLike a reverse Louisiana Purchase...
So China won't let N Korea Nuk what's theirs.
China promised to "recycle" all alleged birth records.
We seen stranger things in the OAF reign.
P.R.I.N.T. Money 30 sec YT
Commander Obama's Overseas Contingency Operations Orders
March 29, 2009 - 12:36 ET by metaphorsbwithuNow let's give the Commander-in-Chief a chance. He did say during the campaign that he wanted to escalate the campaign in Afghanistan.
Surely we can wait until we see the results of the first of Commander Obama's Overseas Contingency Operations Orders ... or, as the strategy will be referred to in the media, "Coo-Coo" ...
Uh, maybe someone should ask ... "do we have an exit strategy yet!"
metaphorsbwithu
Is there some way we can work in "Caca"? Or is that . . .
March 29, 2009 - 13:17 ET by CKA in Red State USA...implied?
CACA?
March 29, 2009 - 14:09 ET by metaphorsbwithu"Compromising American Commitments Abroad"?
Touche.
March 29, 2009 - 15:29 ET by CKA in Red State USAGood. So know it's "Caca Coo-Coo"?
MACACA?
March 31, 2009 - 08:45 ET by Spoon"Muslim Apologists Compromising American Commitments Abroad"?
but I think you have to go
March 29, 2009 - 12:37 ET by gopstevebut I think you have to go all the way back to Carter to find one characterized as a wuss.
good point
~Groan
March 29, 2009 - 13:18 ET by choselife3xin the years to come.
Please stop reminding me............
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
cl3x - that line hit me head on, too! YEARS! YIKES!!!
March 29, 2009 - 17:16 ET by Cape ConservativeIt is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
"Hey doc did you serve time?..."
March 29, 2009 - 13:33 ET by pilgrim4jcYou get what you vote for! Congratulations America, welcome to 4 years of bending over.“Moon river...”
Bwahahaha! That cartoon is hysterical!
March 29, 2009 - 14:48 ET by MotherThe Afghan dog was perfect. LOL! The sticky outtie ears cracked me up.
I saw this cartoon last night
March 29, 2009 - 16:20 ET by Delsawhile reading the Times Online.
How true it is.
TOTUS knows where the words come from and it isn't from the American Lap Dogs Mouth!
I wonder if SOBama piddles on command?
Delsa... Surge from
March 29, 2009 - 16:21 ET by bigtimerDelsa...
Surge from Preisidenbt Bush ..BAD
Obama... SURGE....GOOD.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
LOL, Delsa!
March 29, 2009 - 16:24 ET by MotherYou gotta love political cartoonists...at least they aren't out of a job [yet]!
→ Mother
March 29, 2009 - 16:27 ET by Cool ArrowAn American cartoonist would not have gotten away with using the term "master" with a submissive Obama.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Cool Arrow, OMG!
March 29, 2009 - 16:28 ET by MotherYou're RIGHT!
Pathetic huh?
hee hee
March 29, 2009 - 16:19 ET by katainkentHey it worked for Ms. Michelle too. Still waiting for those cartoons.
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Obama does not perform as advertised. I'd like a refund.
Taxed Enough Already.
And now SOBama the piddler is
March 29, 2009 - 16:30 ET by Delsathinking of sending our troops into the Khyber Pass to fight al qaeda and the tall i bon?
Where have I heard the word "advisers" before?
Viet Nam ring a bell?
Stand up the Afgan Military? Oh ok?
This all makes me sick!
delsa - and he will go into PAW KEE STAHN, too!
March 29, 2009 - 17:18 ET by Cape ConservativeSuch a linguist ;-)
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
Unless
March 29, 2009 - 17:24 ET by UpNorththe O'ster decides, ala LBJ, to pick individual Taliban to target, I think the people in charge, Petraeus namely, will do fine. At least I pray that's the truth. If we are to ever get out, the Afghans need their own army and "police" to stand up. That requires advisors and trainers. But, mostly it requires combat troops to kill the ones who want to kill us. Apparently the Doofus in Chief won't/can't convince NATO to send more troops, or money either, so, with the exception of the British, and few other allies who haven't yet been insulted by the morons in DC, it'll be up to us to see it through.
um...ok
March 29, 2009 - 18:52 ET by zfWhile, I guess it's nice to see Obama attacked and all, the main point is that the attack is from a leftist perspective, that somehow escalating our efforts and commit in Afghanistan is wrong and that somehow this is some sort of caving in to the Afghan authorities.
Bullcrap. Let's not celeberate this. Our campaign in that country is not only moral, but a necessary font in the war against terror. I don't see how anyone on the right can oppose this. While I'm sure Obama is not doing this for any moral or principled reasons, that does not mean we should go along with the basic and flawed premise of the cartoonist. The Afghan command our our allies, not our enemies. Sorry, Mr. Brookes. This is not cowing down to our allies, but striking back at our enemies, whose morale is boosted by crap like that cartoon. Obama is caving, but to the people who have told him to get his head out of the sand about terrorism and get serious about it.
The real scandal is how Obama childishly attacked the president of Afghan before all this and put a wedge between the countries. But the left don't want you to know about that, just the stuff they don't like, like how he is 'escalating' the conflict. So don't let yourself be thrown off track too, guys. It seems now with victory in Iraq, we're getting the same tired defeatist meme about Afghan from the MSM that we got from Iraq. Stuff like, 'we are losing, Afghan government is too incompetent, look at the mess we made, blah, blah."
Considering the MSM's previous track record, I am suspicious of this current meme too.
Wonder if the dead fish is
March 29, 2009 - 19:12 ET by RR GOPWonder if the dead fish is on its way?
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).