Danziger: Badly Off Course
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Jeff Danziger’s award-winning drawings are published by more than 600 newspapers and websites. He has been a cartoonist for the Rutland Herald, the New York Daily News and the Christian Science Monitor; his work has appeared in newspapers from the Wall Street Journal to Le Monde and Izvestia. Represented by the Washington Post Writers Group, he is a recipient of the Herblock Prize and the Thomas Nast (Landau) Prize. He served in the US Army as a linguist and intelligence officer in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Bronze Star and the Air Medal. Danziger has published ten books of cartoons and a novel about the Vietnam War. He was born in New York City, and now lives in Manhattan and Vermont. A video of the artist at work can be viewed here.
A few years ago, many professionals in the diplomatic community, as well as many informed citizens, were bemoaning the fact that the actions and statements of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney had done serious damage to the United States’ credibility in the world. Then over the next few years they were rejoicing that the actions and statements of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton had begun to reinstate our credibility and trustworthiness among our allies. Now it seems that Donald Trump has done far more to damage the United States’ credibility and standing in world politics in only his first four months as president than Bush and Cheney managed to do in eight years.
A few years ago, many professionals in the diplomatic community, as well as many informed citizens, were bemoaning the fact that the actions and statements of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney had done serious damage to the United States’ credibility in the world. Then over the next few years they were rejoicing that the actions and statements of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton had begun to reinstate our credibility and trustworthiness among our allies. Now it seems that Donald Trump has done far more to damage the United States’ credibility and standing in world politics in only his first four months as president than Bush and Cheney managed to do in eight years.
Putin’s agenda is advancing nicely through Agent Orange.
NATO split? Underway.
Window for Climate Change Pact exit? Done.
Sanctions eased? Underway.
Secure room to pass next instructions? Oval Office bugs planted, secure room in Russian embassy ready, “Kushner channel” underway.