Mad Magazine on the Bergdahl Fiasco [Updated]

I read Mad magazine a long time ago–50 years or more. This was long before anyone thought of getting serious political commentary from comedy shows and publications, and I don’t recall Mad having a political slant. It was generally transgressive, however, and that tradition apparently continues. Mad weighs in on the Bowe Bergdahl disaster:

Recently, President Obama exchanged five Taliban leaders for an American POW, Bowe Bergdahl. One prisoner for five is an iffy trade to begin with — but even moreso when it was revealed that Bergdahl had deserted his post. So, Obama got his man, but there was a lot of collateral damage — it kind of reminds us of a movie we once saw….

Another takeoff on Saving Private Ryan. Click to enlarge:

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UPDATE: Then, of course, there is this, via a reader:

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