War Supporters to Follow Anti-War Rallies

[tocqueville]

By The Associated Press
1 hour, 23 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Military families and others defending the war in Iraq claimed on Sunday their turn to demonstrate on the National Mall, a response to the massive protest against the war a day earlier.

Organizers acknowledged that their rally would be much smaller than the anti-war protest that drew nearly 100,000 according to police estimates. Still, they said their message would not be overshadowed.

"We are preparing for as many as 20,000 people, just to be on the safe side," said Kristinn Taylor, a leader of FreeRepublic.com, one of the sponsors. "People have been fired up over the past month, especially military family members, and they want to be heard."

The pro-military rally was billed as a time to honor the troops fighting "the war on terrorism in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere around the world."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050925/ap_on_re_us/war_rally

[tanyev]

1. 20,000?

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Oh, that brought tears.

[Nightwing]

2. Why are they in such a hurry to see loved ones killed??

I just dont get it, their logic that is.

[FreedomAngel82]

3. I don't know either

I remember a certain someone saying "Love thy neighbor" too. :shrug:

[Flammable Materials]

6. That's an excellent question.

They obviously don't care about the Iraqi people, and I doubt they'd say they were willing to have their sons and daughters die for them.

The only answer I can wrap my head around is "cult mentality". They're so certain they are right, regardless of the fact that they have no idea what they're right about. All they know is that they're right, and their President is right, and so logic be damned, keep our kids there as long as we can. If they die, then they're martyrs. They don't love their children as much as they love this twisted version of "honor" they ascribe to.

[Horse with no Name]

4. LOL

You have got to be kidding me?
At best it's the 55 of them that post under duplicate nicks.
They all spout the same shit...over and over.
This is gonna be good!:rofl:

[Call me Deacon Blues]

5. Well, I hope to God there are some recruiters there!

The military is looking for a few more good cannon fodder . . . er, soldiers.

[JAbuchan08]

7. The sad thing is they will be more effective than they should be

even if only five people show up they will get their page in the paper - especially if they "follow" the war protests instead of competing directly with them