| − | '''Doonesbury''' is a comic strip created by Garry Trudeau and distributed by Universal Press Syndicate. Highly politcal in nature, Doonesbury definitely leans to the left but has, throughout its thirty-five year history, crticised politicians across the spectrum, from Nixon and Bush to Carter and Clinton. | + | '''Doonesbury''' is a comic strip created by Garry Trudeau and distributed by Universal Press Syndicate. Highly political in nature, Doonesbury definitely leans to the left but has, throughout its thirty-five year history, criticized politicians across the spectrum, from Nixon and Bush to Carter and Clinton. |
| − | The strip's author is particularily interested in the soldiers that are currently fighting in Iraq, and the strip generated a great deal of controversy when B.D., one of the main characters, lost a leg at Fallujah. Doonsebry went on to chronicle B.D.'s recovery process, and the strip's portrayal of the challenges faced by wounded veterans earned Trudeau - a strong critic of the politicans who started the war - The United States Army's Commander's Award for Public Service. | + | The strip's author is particularly interested in the soldiers that are currently fighting in Iraq, and the strip generated a great deal of controversy when B.D., one of the main characters, lost a leg at Fallujah. Doonesbury went on to chronicle B.D.'s recovery process, and the strip's portrayal of the challenges faced by wounded veterans earned Trudeau - a strong critic of the politicians who started the war - The United States Army's Commander's Award for Public Service. |