The Liberation of Baghdad

Birk has made a number of paintings, including The Liberation of Baghdad, seen here. The paintings are more satirical and ironic, and many are based on paintings of the glories of war in Napoleon’s time and from Russian socialist images of battlefield glories.
The Liberation of Baghdad, says Birk, is about “what we were told would happen ― happy, joyfully liberated Iraqis welcoming American troops as we free them from the shackles of oppression.”
The Liberation of Baghdad – LA Weekly via Boing Boing

ったく、アメリカ人はいつもこうだよな。しかし過去にこの絵が現実に近いものとなっていたのが他ならぬ日本であったことを思うと…。