Cartoon: State of the surge

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By Andrew Wahl, OffTheWahl.com, The Wenatchee World

GeneralPetraeus’ “State of the Surge” report isn’t due for at least a few moredays, but already politicians are in full spin cycle based on what theythink he’ll say. Meanwhile, U.S. soldiers (to say nothing ofIraqi civilians) continue to be killed and wounded at an alarming rate.This situation was the impetus for this week’s toon, “The Surge MarchesOn …” (color version) [Archive No. 0727b], the third in my series ofSurge-related toons using the silhouette of the iconic toy soldier. Theprevious two can be seen on the OtWP Blog this week. Stop by and let meknow what you think of the series:

Till next week,
Andrew