The episode on Picasso's Guernica referenced this hideous and symbolic maneuver, which occurred after Colin Powell made his infamous 2003 Iraq presentation at the U.N.. (Read the link.)
In the article, an art critic says "Guernica has become for people around the world visceral, visual evidence of the true nature of war, a perspective very unlike the heroic and optimistic one so often presented by politicians who have never seen war close at hand." Then an Australian Labour MP and U.N. delegation member is also quoted, saying: "There is a profound symbolism in pulling a shroud over this great work of art... For throughout the debate on Iraq ... there has been a remarkable degree of obfuscation, evasion and denial, and never more so than when it comes to the grim realities of military action."
Luckily, our troops will be removed from those "grim realities" in Iraq very soon. At least, that's what they keep telling us.
July 28, 2005:
The top U.S. military leader in Iraq said Wednesday there could be substantial withdrawals of some of the 135,000 U.S. troops in the country as early as next spring.
June 25, 2006
The top American commander in Iraq has drafted a plan that projects sharp reductions in the United States military presence there by the end of 2007, with the first cuts coming this September, American officials say.
June 22, 2007
The U.S. may be able to reduce combat forces in Iraq by next spring if Iraq's own security forces continue to grow and improve, a senior American commander said Friday.
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(H/T to Kagro X at Kos for the links.)
Labels: Art, Iraq morass
