Recent War protesters in D.C.
By estherlou
@estherlou (5015)
United States
12 responses
@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
18 Sep 07
No I would not because if we didn't step in to help the Iraqi people then who would have? If this country were in opposites with them in the way of life then I'd be very grateful if someone had stepped in to help me. Besides that, the more of this kind of thing is going on around the world and it needs to be stopped. I will say this though, Enough Already for it's time to bring our troops home. They've been over there long enough and done their jobs well besides we've lost enough, rather too many of our wonderful men as it is so it's time to bring them home.
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@katydidmc (210)
• Canada
18 Sep 07
Ya know, that's the funny thing about war, people die. people are SUPPOSED to die, and get maimed. That's the whole concept.
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@nehrlas (202)
• United States
18 Sep 07
I am glad to see you feel enough is enough with the war. But confused why you think we needed to step in and kill 100,000 Iraq's? I get very curious when it comes to why people think that was ok. I am not being sarcastic, but genuinely curious as to if you really believe this, or if there is media that is misguiding you in your opinions.
@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
19 Sep 07
No I'm not offended with your question. I honestly don't agree with killing anybody but that's what war is about unfortunetly. I don't agree with killing the civilians even more but I also know that accidents happen, I don't like it but it happens however the one's that are on purpose and are caught I pray they get thrown in jail and the key disposed of. Now for the ways of Sadam had to come down. He had gotten way too big in which the country had lost it's say on things and were getting treated horribly. Not to mention Sadam was supporting the terrists to bomb the USA and other countries like us. I can't see sitting here and waiting for it to happen. Didn't we do that once already? Now the insurgients are making things impossible with all the bombings and shootings so we have to help the Iraq's government to grow without intimidaion and help the country come together as a whole. I hope that helps you understand better. I don't agree with killing anybody or anything but how else can we get the point across with anybody without war? I hate war but I know there's nothing else.
My husband spent 27 years in the army so I've seen a lot. More than most people will in their lifetime and it's not easy at all being a military wife but it's changed my views on a few things.
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@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
19 Sep 07
It's been said that Iraq is another Vietnam. that we have not learned the lessons of Vietnam. read this.
Here is an exchange between The Wall Street Journal and Col. Bui Tin, a dedicated Communist cadre for most of his life, and one of the first officers of the North Vietnamese army to enter Saigon on the day it fell.
Q: Was the American antiwar movement important to Hanoi’s victory?
A: It was essential to our strategy. Support for the war from our rear [from China] was completely secure while the American rear was vulnerable. Every day our leadership would listen to world news over the radio at 9 a.m. to follow the growth of the American antiwar movement. Visits to Hanoi by people like Jane Fonda . . . gave us confidence that we should hold on in the face of battlefield reverses. We were elated when Jane Fonda . . . said at a press conference that she was ashamed of American actions in the war and that she would struggle along with us.
People may be right, we haven't in fact learned anything from vietnam.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
21 Sep 07
I agree Iraq is turning into another Viet Nam and it's another war we never should've been involved in. I supported the troops then too as they were my classmates and childhood friends. Sorry, but I will continue to support our troops, including two of my nephews who will be deployed in a few months, in any way I can and I still by want them to come home safely NOW! The Iraqi people want us out and the majority of them think it's OK for our troops to be killed by the insurgency.
Annie
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@usmcsgtwife (4997)
• United States
18 Sep 07
Being a Marine wife and whose husband will be going over to Iraq for the second time soon, I don't think I would.. Protesting does not really change anytning, it would be nice thou if more people would rally to support the troops
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@slickcut (8141)
• United States
18 Sep 07
Well estherlou, im not the type of person that would go up and down the street protesting...for one thing all it does is get you arrested,and it does no good to do that and only ends up costing you money to get out of jail....I do have an opinion however about the war...I feel that we should end it,there are too many of our men getting killed,leaving children without fathers and wifes without husbands,and many innocent people are being killed daily...On the other side of the coin.I do not care for the way Mr. Bush is handling this war,but he is our leader,and i might add a very stubborn man that fails to realize its time to come home...So the bottom line is we just really don't have a choice...
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@nehrlas (202)
• United States
18 Sep 07
We don't have a choice when it comes to Bush, but if there were peaceful protests around your city, it may make you feel like you are not alone in your thoughts. So that when an election, big or small, comes to be you will know that your vote may make a difference.
As you can see, I am for protesting and going to do it next week in Chicago. There is a group of peaceful protesters in the heart of the city that shows support for the troops and ending the war.
I have a pic of one of the protesters on my photos page if you want to see.
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@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
19 Sep 07
Being the wife of an Army NCO, I would have to say no I couldn't be involved in that regardless of my political beliefs. I don't like Bush or his politics and think he has done more damage than good during his tenure as president, but I can't participate in a war protest, because my husband is fighting that said war. So, I have to be very careful how I handle my words and my actions.
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@Destiny007 (5805)
• United States
18 Sep 07
No...and for the simple reason reason that the ONLY thing these protests do is give moral support to the enemy.
This was true in Vietnam and it is still true today.
All protesting a war does is cheapen everything that our troops are trying to accomplish, and embolden our enemies because they perceive public opinion against the war as validation of their fight against us.
Too many people just don't see that though.
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@jillmalitz (5131)
• United States
18 Sep 07
When I was younger I might have thought about it. Many young people seem to be passionate about things. I never protested. Then again I lived at home till I was nearly 24 and my parents would have killed me if I had. I do believe we have the right to protest. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to do any good one way or the other. Washinton doesn't care what we, the citizens, think.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
19 Sep 07
If I lived in D.C. I'd have been there for sure; as it was I would've gone if I'd had a way to get there and someone to stay with my elderly mother while I was gone. If my mom were younger and in better shape she'd have been there too! I think it really sucks that people can be arrested for speaking their minds. If they take part in violent acts that's different but to simply protest this unjust and obscene war is...well, it's UN-American! I absolutely totally support our troops and the best way I can show that support is to express my desire for them to come home to their loved ones NOW! I read this entire discussion before responding and I echo what the one poster said about us killing 100,000 Iraqis. If that was "saving" them I'd hate to see us want to bring them harm. There are many ruthless dictators around the world who mistreat and oppress their people but unfortunately we don't have the means nor the manpower to take them all out, neither is it our place to do so! It was and is about oil and I intend to have a discussion on that very topic as soon as I do some more research on something I heard and read recently. I don't like to post things unless I'm fairly certain to have my facts right but stay tuned...
Annie
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
22 Sep 07
No, I don't think anyone is an a**/;! for voicing their opinion when they do it in a thoughtful way and not by name-calling which gets us nowhere. I don't think there were any protests or protesters during WWII. I wasn't born yet but from what I've heard the whole nation really did rally around the troops and the war effort. Which I guess brings us right back to square one...I can't stand the thught of anyone thinking I don't support the troops because I do but I can't support our "mission" mainly because I don't know what it was or is. Afghanistan, yes, I was all for going in there and getting BinLaden and the Taliban. But somehow the "War on Terror" which we all understood got shifted to Iraq where there were no terrorists before we invaded and Bin Laden is still releasing videos and looks like his health has been restored. I just saw a report last night about how many more deserters there are now than there have been for decades, and they interviewed one of them who said the news he heard while stationed in Germany, before being deployed to Iraq, was completely different from what we hear in the states...and he meant we get much more positive reports here than they got in Germany. After his first tour in Iraq and before returning there again he deserted, but has since turned himself in. You must admit there are so many different reports it's hard to know who to believe and while I believe what you said the man who was in Iraq told you - meaning I believe you and I believe he was telling you the truth, as he saw it - I've heard from others who paint a different picture from probably other parts of Baghdad and other parts of Iraq altogether. Heck, there have been examples of two different U.S. Senators visiting Iraq within a very short time of each other and each telling an entirely different story of what things were like! What makes this even stranger is they both either have or will have a son deployed in Iraq so what's up with that, who do you believe? OK, talk about rambling...sorry! Peace!
Annie
@vashstampede992000 (2560)
• Philippines
23 Sep 07
Hi there, what's been up to lately buddy?
Well, if those people in D.C. are fighting for what is right then i would love to join them.
You said, they are protesting against the war?
Well i am against the war and i don't really not into it so i would really like to join that protest and ask for NO WAR act!
Have a nice day ahead and happy posting and earning here in myLot.
Godspeed,
Kiko
@katydidmc (210)
• Canada
18 Sep 07
Ah, America, where you're free to do what ever you want, as long as you can get a government permit first, where you can say what ever you want, as long as it doesn't criticize the government, where you can tech your children what ever you want, as long as it doesn't contradict Dubya's version of the bible.
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@libertarianfreedom21 (3198)
• United States
21 Sep 07
I would deffantly of been there if i lived in D.C. I was going to go but i didnt have the time to i live in Texas and they had buses leaving here to go there. Thats BS that they arrested people for doing what they are aloud to do.
