With up to 200,000 people marching, it was a very impressive turnout.
It was also gratifying to see a wide diversity of people participating in this event. It points to the unique nature of this war.
Iraq was a war of choice. The US did not have to fight, and the only reason the American public allowed it was because of a well orchestrated chorus of lies presented by the Bush administration and echoed by a sycophantic media.
A nation must, at times, be willing to fight a war. Survival, at times, demands a fight. Our actions in Afghanistan were proper, and our only regret should be the fact that by choosing to attack Iraq, we have left the job unfinished there.
Our actions in Iraq were based on lies, and have resulted in a far less secure situation than existed prior to our involvement. The fact that the turnout for this protest was two to three times expected indicates that more of the American public are becoming fully aware of the disaster we have created.
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