Political Cartoon
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Professor Jeffrey Oderlin
English 1
19 June 2014
The Rebellious Force of Iraq By glancing at this political cartoon, I simply see a picture that denotes a human watering the dry dirt and plants. On a closer look, the picture depicts a war between the United States and Iraq. On the top right corner, Uncle Sam’s hand is watering the plant and ground by using a watering can. Since this is a war, the powerful and nonstop water flow that is coming out of the water can represents the fire power that the United States is using in hope of winning the war. The whole country of Iraq is being drawn inside the perimeter of the watering can, which means that the U.S. is targeting the whole country, not just a specific area within Iraq. By drawing a huge hand of Uncle Sam’s while comparing it to the tiny Iraqis soldiers, this also illustrates the differences in power and authority. On the left, middle half of the picture, the fire powers are pouring down on the country and overwhelmed them. Despite this strong force, the stubborn Iraqis soldiers are not giving up that easily as they strike back as seen in the lower bottom half of the picture. In this picture, the soldiers are playing peekaboo by hiding inside the plant and only show half of their body when shooting back at Uncle Sam. Their M-16s are pointing straight up at Uncle Sam as they resist back and trying to protect their own country. These Iraqis know that they cannot win against the U.S. in the open, so they use stealth as their strategy. In this political cartoon, the author is giving hope to the family members of the soldiers that are still fighting in Iraq. The war has been going on and off and back and forth. With determination and assurance of the mighty force of the U.S, this endless war will soon come to an end.
Professor Jeffrey Oderlin
English 1
19 June 2014
The Rebellious Force of Iraq By glancing at this political cartoon, I simply see a picture that denotes a human watering the dry dirt and plants. On a closer look, the picture depicts a war between the United States and Iraq. On the top right corner, Uncle Sam’s hand is watering the plant and ground by using a watering can. Since this is a war, the powerful and nonstop water flow that is coming out of the water can represents the fire power that the United States is using in hope of winning the war. The whole country of Iraq is being drawn inside the perimeter of the watering can, which means that the U.S. is targeting the whole country, not just a specific area within Iraq. By drawing a huge hand of Uncle Sam’s while comparing it to the tiny Iraqis soldiers, this also illustrates the differences in power and authority. On the left, middle half of the picture, the fire powers are pouring down on the country and overwhelmed them. Despite this strong force, the stubborn Iraqis soldiers are not giving up that easily as they strike back as seen in the lower bottom half of the picture. In this picture, the soldiers are playing peekaboo by hiding inside the plant and only show half of their body when shooting back at Uncle Sam. Their M-16s are pointing straight up at Uncle Sam as they resist back and trying to protect their own country. These Iraqis know that they cannot win against the U.S. in the open, so they use stealth as their strategy. In this political cartoon, the author is giving hope to the family members of the soldiers that are still fighting in Iraq. The war has been going on and off and back and forth. With determination and assurance of the mighty force of the U.S, this endless war will soon come to an end.