"these cartoons suggest that the government of egypt reacted to the situation by
(1)discouraging technological advances
(2)suppressing dissenting points of view
(3)eliminating most acts of terrorism
(4)rejecting the use of foreign military aid"

The cartoon show suggests that the government of Egypt reacted to the situation by suppressing all dissenting points of view. They wanted the world to think everything was fine and yet when the media would show the truth they would try to change the facts and paint a better picture of what was truly happening.