Let the revisionism begin! The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum opens today. Here’s a few cartoons from my archive; the Washington Post should have a slide show later with more. *Update: here’s the full slideshow.
Tag: Iraq War
10th anniversary of the Iraq War
The Washington Post has a slideshow of some of my print work leading up to and during the first couple of years of the Iraq War. Here’s a couple of them; you can see the full collection here.
“We will…be greeted as liberators”
Dick Cheney is back in the news and today is the 10th anniversary of his infamous “My belief is, we will, in fact be greeted as liberators”. Three years later Cheney doubled-down on that statement on Face The Nation.
Jeb Bush: ‘History will be kind to my brother’
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush made the Sunday morning news show rounds yesterday and suggested that his brother’s presidency will be remembered in a favorable light. I certainly hope our memories aren’t that short.
Sen McCain and Chuck Hagel clash over Iraq
During Chuck Hagel’s Defense Secretary confirmation hearing today, Senator McCain grilled him over his past statements on the Iraq war. To use a phrase tossed back and forth between the two, I think history has already made a judgement about Iraq.
Conservatives criticize Hagel pick for Sec. of Defense
The Washington Post is reporting that former Senator Chuck Hagel will be nominated by President Obama for Secretary of Defense. Senator Lindsey Graham, among others, is criticizing Hagel for his past positions on the Iraq War, Israel, and Iran.