Crowds gather to denounce, support war

[DesertRat]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hundreds of anti-war demonstrators and supporters of the U.S. policy in Iraq shouted at each other Saturday from opposite sides of a street bordering the National Mall as protesters formed a march to the Pentagon to denounce a war entering its fifth year.

The anti-war group carried signs saying "U.S. Out of Iraq Now," "Stop Iraq War, No Iran War, Impeach" and "Illegal Combat." The other side carried signs saying "Peace Through Strength," "al Qaeda Appeasers On Parade" and "We Are At War, Liberals Root For the Enemy."

Police on horseback and foot separated the demonstrators, who were on opposite sides of Constitution Avenue in view of the Lincoln Memorial. Barriers also kept them apart.

Cheryl Davis, 62, a library assistant from Celina, Ohio, endured a nine-hour overnight drive in the wake of a late-winter storm to raise her voice against the conflict that has killed more than 3,200 members of the U.S. armed forces. "I just want peace," she said. "I just have to do my part." She had supported the Vietnam War when her ex-husband fought in it.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/17/iraq.protest.ap/index.html

[DemKR]

1. Wanting to bring the troops home is helping the enemy how? nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. I can explain the logic if you want

it is tortured, but hey... if this was a war worth fightting the bush twins would be in uniform

[TheConstantGardener]

4. Guess they have the calculations of the Political Class that started the war

Voting for IWR and all.

[ComerPerro]

3. shouldn't war supporters be, oh, I dunno, IN IRAQ?

[DesertRat]

6. Yes! As should all College Republicans. n/t

[Warren Stupidity]

5. hundreds? I looked at cnn's linked video and there were clearly

thousands, not hundreds. Why do they alwasy feel compelled to lie?

[DesertRat]

9. MSNBC just reported that there are thousands of anti-war protesters

Wish I could be there.

[mudesi]

7. Even their signs are idiotic

Let's compare the signs:

Our side:
"U.S. Out of Iraq Now" -- Expressing valid opinion
"Stop Iraq War, No Iran War, Impeach" -- Expressing valid opinion
"Illegal Combat." -- Statement of fact

Them:
"Peace Through Strength" -- Makes no sense. Completely illogical.
"al Qaeda Appeasers On Parade" -- Personal insult of the other side
"We Are At War, Liberals Root For the Enemy." -- Personal insult of the other side

[ellenfl]

8. al Qaeda Appeasers On Parade?

was that the whole sign? if so, wouldn't that apply to the person carrying the sign?

ellen fl

[DesertRat]

10. Great post. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[CrazyOrangeCat]

11. Welcome!