-Why did political cartoonist Ira Levine draw President Johnson's gallbladder incision in the shape of South Vietnam in his political cartoon Johnson's Scar?
A) to imply that U.S. involvement there was a scar on the Johnson administration
B) to symbolize the damage done to U.S. forces by Vietcong guerillas
C) to garner U.S. support for Johnson's leadership in fighting there
D) to underscore the idea that fighting communism in Asia was a core U.S. interest

Question

-Why did political cartoonist Ira Levine draw President Johnson's gallbladder incision in the shape of South Vietnam in his political cartoon Johnson's Scar?
A) to imply that U.S. involvement there was a scar on the Johnson administration 
B) to symbolize the damage done to U.S. forces by Vietcong guerillas 
C) to garner U.S. support for Johnson's leadership in fighting there 
D) to underscore the idea that fighting communism in Asia was a core U.S. interest

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The cartoon by Ira Levine was a critique, implying that the Vietnam War and the U.S. involvement there were damaging and left a lasting, negative impact on Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency, metaphorically represented as a scar.

-Why Did Political Cartoonist Ira Levine Draw President Johnson's Gallbladder