Political Cartoon

     This political cartoon about the US Intel and ISIS draws a quick perspective in what Americans were thinking when news about ISIS threats first appeared. It's a natural instinct of people that when something so terrifying and serious like ISIS threats occur, they panic and lose control over their normal thoughts. Their grip and thoughts of what to do in situations like this just slowly crumble away. President Obama, under serious contemplation of the numerous ISIS events, was even thrown aback with how he should solve such a vast problem. As the cartoon suggests, whatever things the US Intel was trying to do seemed too small and insignificant to what they were going against.
     This cartoon shows a snippet of what humans look like when they are unprepared for what's ahead of their way. People have to be prepared and even more than confident to go against things in their way. The big dog only has to swing his huge paw to terminate the US Intel. What Americans and the government thinks at times can seem to be very minuscule and ineffective when their opponent is such a vast and strategic clan. This picture makes it seem as if the Americans have no such power compared to the huge dog representing ISIS. I think that this cartoon is trying to show how Americans try a lot during their "panic times" to think of strategic ideas to defend themselves, however, when actually facing their enemies, they can seem insignificant in the enemies' eyes. Just saying "a bit bigger than I thought" won't really help anyone in that sort of situation, would it?