The Outrage
It seems like a simple position to take, but apparently not killing children is too much for Western foreign policy objectives to handle. Or so the last few decades of my constant opposition to American international violence has taught me. Every time I bring it up I get some combination of “it’s complicated” and “you’re a traitor” — usually from conservatives, but the Clinton and Obama eras were full of violence that liberals found excuses for. Hey, how’s Libya looking these days?
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WHAT NOW by Kevin Moore
Four panel cartoon.
Panel 1: a bearded man holds a protest sign as a bald man dismisses him.
Narration: U.S. INVASION OF IRAQ, 2003
Sign: STOP KILLING CHILDREN
Bearded man’s tee shirt: No blood for oil.
Bald man: CLINTON'S SANCTIONS KILLED KIDS, TOO. WHERE WAS YOUR OUTRAGE THEN? SADDAM LOVER!
Bald man’s tee shirt: THESE COLORS DON'T RUN
Panel 2: Same scene, 8 years later.
Narration: NATO BOMBING OF LIBYA, 2011.
Sign: STOP KILLING CHILDREN
Bald man: REAGAN BOMBED LIBYA IN THE '8O's - WHERE WAS YOUR OUTRAGE THEN? GADDAFI LOVER!
Bearded man’s tee shirt: AGAIN, NO BLOOD FOR OIL
Panel 3: Same scene, but 12 years later.
Narration: U.S. FUNDED ISRAELI GENOCIDE OF GAZA, 2023- PRESENT.
Sign: STOP KILLING CHILDREN
Bald man’s, angry: HAMAS KILLS KIDS,TOO - WHERE IS YOUR OUTRAGE FOR THEM!?
ANTISEMITE!
Bearded man’s tee shirt: ONE MORE TIME-.
Bald man’s tee shirt: NEVER FORGET (UNLESS ITS INCONVENIENT)
Panel 4: Bearded man beats bald man with his sign.
Narration: U.S.- ISRAELI BOMBING OF IRAN, LEBANON, ETC, 2026.
Bearded man’s: THE OUTRAGE HAS BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME!
Sounds: WAM WAM WAM WAM
Bald man’s tee shirt: GO LOW
Narration: NEXT UP: CUBA!
Four panel cartoon.
Panel 1: a bearded man holds a protest sign as a bald man dismisses him.
Narration: U.S. INVASION OF IRAQ, 2003
Sign: STOP KILLING CHILDREN
Bearded man’s tee shirt: No blood for oil.
Bald man: CLINTON'S SANCTIONS KILLED KIDS, TOO. WHERE WAS YOUR OUTRAGE THEN? SADDAM LOVER!
Bald man’s tee shirt: THESE COLORS DON'T RUN
Panel 2: Same scene, 8 years later.
Narration: NATO BOMBING OF LIBYA, 2011.
Sign: STOP KILLING CHILDREN
Bald man: REAGAN BOMBED LIBYA IN THE '8O's - WHERE WAS YOUR OUTRAGE THEN? GADDAFI LOVER!
Bearded man’s tee shirt: AGAIN, NO BLOOD FOR OIL
Panel 3: Same scene, but 12 years later.
Narration: U.S. FUNDED ISRAELI GENOCIDE OF GAZA, 2023- PRESENT.
Sign: STOP KILLING CHILDREN
Bald man’s, angry: HAMAS KILLS KIDS,TOO - WHERE IS YOUR OUTRAGE FOR THEM!?
ANTISEMITE!
Bearded man’s tee shirt: ONE MORE TIME-.
Bald man’s tee shirt: NEVER FORGET (UNLESS ITS INCONVENIENT)
Panel 4: Bearded man beats bald man with his sign.
Narration: U.S.- ISRAELI BOMBING OF IRAN, LEBANON, ETC, 2026.
Bearded man’s: THE OUTRAGE HAS BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME!
Sounds: WAM WAM WAM WAM
Bald man’s tee shirt: GO LOW
Narration: NEXT UP: CUBA!
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