The saying, "when one door closes, another door opens," is often offered up in a gesture of condolences and comfort. However, in one of US News' recent political cartoons, that saying had a different meaning in mind. In recent news, North Korea has been the source of much political tension. With constant (but harmless?) threats of starting war with its southern half of the country or blowing up the western part of the world, the United States has been forced to take part of this unwanted dispute. Walt Handelsman, author of the cartoon, is trying to show his audience, followers of the current political situation, that it never ends for America. Just when things were starting to look optimistic, what with the calming of Afghanistan and pulling out our troops, America is forced to get involved into yet another foreign dispute. The "when one door closes, another opens" saying is clearly not meant for optimism, the "one door closes" referring to Afghanistan and the "another" door referring to North Korea. Handelsman concisely and effectively got his point across, illustrating in an easy to understand manner.
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