Peacekeeping in Croatia is like...scuba diving in the Sahara.'

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There is bitterness and distrust in our country. Our country is in upheaval, and may even come apart. But you know what? We're not killin' each other and that is what makes our country great.'

[Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic sits at his desk; his inbox contains threats, his outbox human skulls and bones.]

'We're here to help!!' 'Great! Grab a broom.' 'Where are the Refugees?' 'They went home.''

A hunger to rebuild an image...'

I gotta rethink this whole peacekeeping thing! I just don't think it's me!'

Bosnia again.'

[Russia joins the separatist governments of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in their conflict with Georgia.]

[Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are a 'big-time headache' in the Arab world.]

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. Lau-Tzu 604-531 B.C. Chinese philosopher.'

Harper confirms Canadian forces withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2011...'

I come in peace.'

Would Monsieur care to complain about anything else?'

Excellent! My nuclear reactor program from Canada!!'

[Two American soldiers, carrying a very large band-aid, run towards Haiti.]

U.S. cranks up border patrol...'Uh...What's up, Doc?''

I am Saddam Hussein!! I do not start at the bottom!!' [Saddam Hussein executed December 30, 2006.]

Iraq prepares for possible air strike...'Send the children into the streets!!''

We want our nuclear technology back!'

Canada backs use of force in Iraq...'

Aeroflot seizure in Montreal sparks retaliation in Russian airspace...'Apparently we made it mad!!''

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Peacekeeping in Croatia is like...scuba diving in the Sahara.'

Vance Rodewalt was the political cartoonist for the Calgary Herald newspaper. Issue: International relations; United Nations peacekeeping in the former Yugoslavia. A scuba diver stands in the middle of the desert. Original cartoon is in colour.

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Date 1995-08-13

Creator Rodewalt, Vance

Genre Photographs

Subject Caricatures and cartoons, Deserts, International relations, Political satire, Scuba diving--Equipment and supplies, Security, International

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Repository Glenbow Archives

Fonds/Collection Vance Rodewalt fonds

Reference code CA ACU GBA F3016

Link to Finding Aid https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/vance-rodewalt-fonds

Unique identifier CU235661

Legacy Identifier m-9457-125

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