The politicians may have to be "hit between the eyes with a 2x4, to

[rhett o rick]

get their attention". i m not sure where that saying came from but what i mean is that to end the war, the public has to decisively let the politicians know that ending the war is what we want. This may require interrupting a press conference or two.

In an early thread that got out of hand a poster stated, "If you really want to support an anti-war progressive, throw your support behind someone like Dennis Kucinich who actually has a chance in getting something done." I didn't get a chance to comment on that. I lived thru the Vietnam War and barely avoided going. I was drafted, had my physical and was classified 1A. What I learned from that war was that the politicians won't, they will not take action to end the war without a huge public outcry. Millions died in that war while the politicians discussed and investigated. It wasn't until there was number cases of civil disobedience, buildings burned, bombs exploded, and protesters getting shot, that finally the politicians figured out the public was serious. I, in no way, proscribe to violence or even civil disobedience, but am just sayin', if you sit back and leave it up to the politicians and their profiteering sponsors, we will be in war forever.

Cindy Sheehan is risking a lot to fight to end this war. She has already sacrificed way more than Dennis Kucinich or any other of the elite politicians. She might not be a democrat, but she is a free American, will to do her part to end this horrible war that is tearing the Country apart.

DU moderators, i hope this doesn't restart the viciousness shown in the earlier thread, but i just had to say it. Rhett o rick

[billbuckhead]

1. The way things are going we're gonna need a draft cause their gonna be

"The way things are going we're gonna need a draft cause they're gonna be pickin wars with us forever". That's what someone in the background just said while I was going to respond by saying that the military industrial complex will try to do what it wants, it will be hard to dissuade them. The "they're" she's talking about might just as well be our fascist-corporate leadership. They're selling "Surge" on their media like a product. We should not let candidates that ran on ending the war hide behind "Surge" TM to now escalate it and even possibly start WW3.

[rhett o rick]

2. And more interment camps for the protesters. nm

[skids]

3. "Hit them with a stick, THEN they do"

...was what a caller to I think the "young turks" show was saying. If the politicians in his country of origin didn't do what they were supposed to, they were dragged out in the street and hit with sticks. Guy with a heavy E. Indian accent. The video for that made the rounds as a humor piece because the guy went on this hilarious rant.

[rhett o rick]

4. I certainly don't condone hitting anyone with a stick or 2x4 but,

interrupting a news conference maybe. Go Cindy.