Doonesbury Character Loses Leg in Iraq

In this week's "Doonesbury” comic strip, a main character loses a leg while fighting in Iraq. The grim storyline is part of a serious turn for the strip, and creator Garry Trudeau plans to follow the character — a fervently pro-war Republican — through his recovery. View the series from the beginning and click on "next date" to scroll through the week's cartoons.

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