Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 20, 2018

Put some salt Peter in their beer.

More troops offered up as human sacrifices on the blood-stained altar of corporate profits for the military-industiral complex (that Republican Eisenhower* warned us about). Fortunately many came back. Others came back broken and maimed, and others did not come home at all. But amazing profits for Halliburton, Blackwater and the rest!

*A moderate, rational, honest Republican — last of his kind before the species went extinct

He DARES cheat on Hunk-Ra? Vengeance shall be sweet!

@DD Wiz: No, last one was Nathaniel Reed, an internationally known conservationist who served in Interior Departments and environmental departments for Presidents and Governors of both parties and died this year. He founded 1000 Friends of Florida…

The reaction upon boarding was probably fairly common then. The questions are: 1) Has it changed any since women are now allowed into combat and front line positions? 2) Is this change a good thing, and from whose perspective?

I can relate

Are they asking for women, or did they just forget what they looked like?

In actuality, had 6 months passed since the beginning of this arc? It’s difficult to judge time in these rerun strips.

What ain’t we got, we ain’t got dames! There is nothing like a dame———