While it's debatable to suggest there is equivalency between the referred to acts, impugning the Post's role in fostering debate is entirely off base. That's exactly what this cartoon does, presents one view. It may or may not represent that of the Post's editorial board, which offers a variety of views on its pages.

My only issue with the cartoon is its attempt at illustrating hypocrisy. There is nothing inconsistent with shock at the destruction of antiquities and opposing heroic depictions of national traitors, men who by the way lost not only on the field of battle but also in the court of public opinion.