Sarah had a common problem: U.S. occupation.
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Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication, WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "The Stringer."
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This is truly excellent.
Great cartoon!
So what’s the stance on American troops in countries that generally, at least publicly claim to support them like S. Korea?
I’m afraid to check and see if there are actually multiple cartoons falling under the Anal Warts tag.
@patron002: if US troops are actually invited and wanted somewhere that is something different. It is not really an occupation if you are invited.
As for South Korea specifically, that is actually a mixed bag. Some of the more hawkish South Koreans that are actually endorsed by the western media do want the US troops there. However many South Koreans do not want US troops in their country at all. I personally don’t know which sentiment actually predominates there, but looking at non-western media one gets the sense that the US troops are not as welcomed in South Korea as US citizens are lead to believe.
@Patron002 South Korea fits the standard definition of a Protectorate. Nominally independent but under the military protection(complete control of Korean forces in time of war). So it doesnt matter what they think because South and North wouldnt exist if it were not for the USSR and USA fucking their whole country.
As to the cartoon…Wow Ted…can’t say i disagree with the sentiment but woooo what a doosy
Is it 800+ US military bases on foreign soil ? Or is it 1000+ ? That just might add up to a lot of grenades….
Henri
Wags: So the simple way to look at it is just an extension of colonization.