Obama and the Islamic World

Obama and the Islamic World
Instead of ending the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan,
Obama applies a bandage of speech.


Fahd Bahady is a Syrian cartoonist.  This cartoon was published in his blog on 5 May 2010; it is reproduced here for non-profit educational purposes.  The text above is an interpretation of the cartoon by Yoshie Furuhashi.  See, also, Gareth Porter, “Obama Drops 2009 Pledge to Withdraw Combat Troops from Iraq” (IPS, 3 August 2010).




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