Clay Bennett for April 16, 2021

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    whiskeytangofoxtrot  almost 3 years ago

    ’Bout time. Thousands of live lost or shattered and $2 trillion dollars later we are in the same place as every other outsider since Alexander the Great.

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    rlaker22j  almost 3 years ago

    thanks George w Bush

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    Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe  almost 3 years ago

    Its probably China’s turn to get mired in that place. Maybe they should route the new Silk Road through Afghanistan and deal with the warlords. That will keep them busy for the next couple of decades

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    For a Just and Peaceful World  almost 3 years ago

    Google: afghanistan graveyard of empires

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    The Love of Money is . . .  almost 3 years ago

    Wonder how many ‘rings’ the old oak tree had when the yellow ribbon was tied ? . . . /S

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    ferddo  almost 3 years ago

    If after all of this time we can’t “win” this war, apparently we either cannot or don’t really want to win it. So why keep wasting American lives and resources on it?

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    apfelzra Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    This cartoon is the intersection of informed political opinion and artistic excellence.

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    superposition  almost 3 years ago

    The neoconservative movement, started in the liberal camp, by their hawkish members, when they were tired of waiting for democracy to spread naturally — over centuries — decided to help it along, by aiding rebels, and other strategies, to overturn authoritarian nations and accelerate the road to democracy.

    Strangely, in spite of antiliberal sentiment, the “Republicans” adopted it wholeheartedly.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism

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    Cerabooge  almost 3 years ago

    Exactly. That ribbon went up, what, almost 2 decades ago? (I feel sorry for the metaphorical tree). Obama was supposedly going to leave, then Trump, now Biden. And they’re all lying.

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    Retliblady Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    This always mildly irritates me. The yellow ribbon is based on a song about an ex con asking for forgiveness. The ribbon was not a symbol of welcome but of forgiveness. Our troops deserve better than a symbol of forgiveness. How about red white and blue bows?

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    knottytippet  almost 3 years ago

    Beautiful visual.

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    Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Nice.

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    Concretionist  almost 3 years ago

    That’s clever. And extremely sad.

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    djtenltd  almost 3 years ago

    That was a classic song by Tony Orlando & Dawn: “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree”.

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    piper_gilbert  almost 3 years ago

    The war is older than the girls Matt Gaetz dates. Twice as old as the girl Trump said he would like to marry in a few years.

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    Banjo Gordy Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Why has one of my favorite political cartoons vanished off “My Cartoons Page”? Only way to see Clay Bennett is to click on Political Cartoons. But what comes up is a format that I can’t ‘save to file’.

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    FrannieL Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    “We should have respected Afghanistan’s reputation as “the graveyard of empires” and Pakistan’s deserved reputation for double-dealing.” …Maureen Dowd, NYT’s columnist.

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    bakana  almost 3 years ago

    That Ribbon should be very Frayed by now.

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    randolini Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    It’s past time, but Biden changed the timeline agreed upon by the Taliban, so I doubt it will happen. Again, that’s what Wall Street wants, so the MIC will keep manufacturing weapons and we will keep killing innocent civilians. Why is it so hard to elect a decent politician.

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    onewhitejade Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Probably in the next two weeks.

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    Pgalden1 Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Compliments Mr Bennett

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