This political cartoon was written by Scott Stantis for the Tribune Media Service on December 2011. This cartoon is showing Obama reading a bedtime story to an unknown person under the covers. The story is titled the Iraq War. There is a hat usually warn by Uncle Sam hanging on the bed post and an American Flag inscribed on the foot of the bed. Obama is wearing a suit without the jacket, and is reading the last line of the story “…The End”. The figure under the bed is saying “THANK YOU”.
The artist is using caricature to show the end of the war IN Iraq through a cute, wholesome scene of the president reading a bed time story to a figure in bed. The issue this article is dealing with is the troops finally being pulled out of Iraq, after over 10 years. The cartoon’s message is that America has been waiting a long time for this to happen, and when it finally happens, it is a very patriotic, heart felt moment, and is thanks to Obama. The cartoonist’s point of view is in support of the troops being pulled out and seems to be pro-Obama. This is not a cartoon meant to make fun of or show flaws, but simply to represent a happy event.
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