This cartoon was published on February 28, 2011 on http://cartoonblog.msnbc.msn.com/?nvo=0&26463067|a|nu|30|1|t|a|0=12.
The caption is the President of Libya, Moammar Khadafi, says he wants to eradicate more people in order to defend his power. Saying he wants "more blood" along with the depiction of blood all over the country of Libya shows that Khadafi will do whatever it takes to keep his power.
This cartoon represents Libyan President Moammar Khadafi and his spread of bloodshed over Libya. The depiction of blood all over Libya symbolizes the current chaotic state in the country at the moment. I think what the artist means is Moammar Khadafi is out of control and needs to be stopped.
The action taking place in this cartoon is Moammar Khadafi will do whatever it takes to keep his reign over Lybia. In other words, he does not want to resign.
The message of this cartoon is the terror in Lybia will not stop as long as Moammar Khadafi is in power. This cartoon shows the democratic ideology because the United States might want to help put an end to Khadafi's reign and restore Lybia to a peaceful state.
This cartoon relates to a current political event because other countries, such as the United states are affected by this conflict because they get their oil from Lybia. This relates to our class discussion because we talked about oil prices in class.
The satire and irony of this cartoon is the blood in the cartoon are affecting the surrounding countries as well.

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