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“WE SEEM TO HAVE THAT PAPER TIGER IN OUR TANK”
In this cartoon Herblock uses the term “paper tiger,” a Chinese adage that signifies something is less threatening than it appears. Herblock intends the phrase to be ironic, arguing that Operation Flaming Dart, the aggressive U.S. response on February 7–8, 1965, to North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. military bases was effective in surprising the North Vietnamese. While President Johnson relied on bombing early in 1965, he waited as late as March 8, 1965, before sending ground forces into Vietnam.
“We Seem to Have That Paper Tiger in Our Tank,” 1965. Published in the Washington Post, February 10, 1965. |