5/13/2023 0 Comments Herbert block cartoonsLeaving the American people hesitant to support the war and the act of escalation. This act only added to the antiwar movement as it was not yet apparent to the public was to what was going on. Placing Johnson on the literal “Vietnam Escalator” speaking to the American public ironically claiming that situation hasn’t changed despite the slow escalation. Despite the approval of congress and a declaration of war. Johnson free rein of military action with regards to Vietnam. This was in the wake of the still mysterious Gulf of Tonkin resolution which essentially gave president Lyndon B. This cartoon was published in the Washington post on Jand depicts the escalation of United States involvement in Vietnam, as the department of defense stated it would deploy up to 20,000 more troops to the troubled country. The award winning artist was well know for his critic of American politics and foreign policy. The famous artist Herbert Block published this political cartoon in The Washington Post on August 9th, 1972.
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