A is for anti-war; B is for battle

A lot of the anti-war protesters in New York City today were carrying signs that said “Out of Iraq, into Darfur.”

Huh?

I thought this was an anti-war demonstration. There’s a war in Darfur, right? A war that Osama bin Laden is urging his followers to spread. Right? What would we be doing in Darfur, exactly, if we were to “leave” Iraq and “go to” Darfur?

Anyway….it reminded me of this, from the treasure trove of illustrated propaganda (which is as old as man) at the Georgetown Book Shop:

From “An ABC For Baby Patriots,” a turn of the century Victorian alphabet book.

updated to include photo