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Just another anniversary: Anti-Iraq war protests in US are mere pretensions
Made Popular Mar 20 2008
The Iraq war has entered its sixth year with thousands of protesters in US expressing their opposition. However, Iraqis seem to feel little for the anniversary. On the other hand, the world seems to have very little to believe the sentiments running behind all the protests, especially in the US, with no end to the misery of Iraqis and the war on terror taking a horrendous shape.
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@vikas
As Maynard says, the American people who take to the streets in thousands to protest President Bush’s policies on the Iraq war means the american people are genuinely concerned about the Iraqi’s and fully accept the mistake of the Bush administration in invading Iraq. So i don’t see how they are to be blamed as they are doing what they can, albeit peacefully and democratically to empathise with the Iraqi’s and condemn their government.
As Maynard says, the American people who take to the streets in thousands to protest President Bush’s policies on the Iraq war means the american people are genuinely concerned about the Iraqi’s and fully accept the mistake of the Bush administration in invading Iraq. So i don’t see how they are to be blamed as they are doing what they can, albeit peacefully and democratically to empathise with the Iraqi’s and condemn their government.
(Global Perspectives)
There is a limit to what protests can achieve. But they serve the useful purpose of reminding the government of what needs to be done.
(Global Perspectives)
Good pic above, but can u see the crocodile tears? The world should clearly see the banners. You’ll find more showing the cost of war, which is a whopping USD 3 Trillion. These guys on the streets are more concerned about the tax money lost in war rather than the devastation of a whole generation. I don’t believe them. Where were they when the genocide was on for so long?
(Global Perspectives)
@Andri
Mate, come on, economic loss yes, but the banner depicts the lives lost by both Iraqi’s and the American troops. And i really don’t think generalizing the entire American public as interested only in the tax money is correct. And if you care to remember, anti war protestors took to the streets imploring the Bush administration not to invade Iraq even as the Bush administration was planning an invasion.,.,.That i think is testimony to the prostestors genuine concern for the Iraqi’s.
Mate, come on, economic loss yes, but the banner depicts the lives lost by both Iraqi’s and the American troops. And i really don’t think generalizing the entire American public as interested only in the tax money is correct. And if you care to remember, anti war protestors took to the streets imploring the Bush administration not to invade Iraq even as the Bush administration was planning an invasion.,.,.That i think is testimony to the prostestors genuine concern for the Iraqi’s.
(Global Perspectives)
Such protests have become a routine and they no longer affect any body. The world has almost forgotten Iraq and for US it is indeed a quagmire. The only ray of hope lies in the next US president, who may differ with the present American foreign policies. But if that doesn’t happen then Iraq would continue to bleed for long...
(Global Perspectives)
@ Andri
To some extent you are right, as the concern for ’tax money’ is one of the expressed elements of all these protests, but, does that mean the average American is commemorating this event only to reclaim his hard earned money? No way!!
You have the eyes to see those crocodile tears in that pic, but, don’t you have the vision to notice that for every 43 dead Iraqi, there is one American who has lost his life. ( please don’t mind my grammar, coz I don’t pay attention to the syntax of writing when I’m commenting on a serious issue).
Coming back to the point, even if one assumes that an average American gives a damn for any Iraqi, whether dead or alive, one has no right to rubbish his sentiments towards his own martyred countrymen.
Come on buddy, no one wants war, especially a war that’s easily evitable.
To some extent you are right, as the concern for ’tax money’ is one of the expressed elements of all these protests, but, does that mean the average American is commemorating this event only to reclaim his hard earned money? No way!!
You have the eyes to see those crocodile tears in that pic, but, don’t you have the vision to notice that for every 43 dead Iraqi, there is one American who has lost his life. ( please don’t mind my grammar, coz I don’t pay attention to the syntax of writing when I’m commenting on a serious issue).
Coming back to the point, even if one assumes that an average American gives a damn for any Iraqi, whether dead or alive, one has no right to rubbish his sentiments towards his own martyred countrymen.
Come on buddy, no one wants war, especially a war that’s easily evitable.
(Global Perspectives)
No, the protests keep reminding us of the things that should never be forgotten like the Iraq invasion and the subsequent tragedy that befell the ordinary Iraqis.
These protests might be growing smaller, but without a visible voice of dissent is always a welcome sight.
These protests might be growing smaller, but without a visible voice of dissent is always a welcome sight.
(Global Perspectives)
THE WAR IS STILL GOING ON..... CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS ARE KILLED EVERY DAY...... WHY SHOULD THE PROTESTS BE STOPPED???????? SHOULD WE FORGET IT AND TURN A BLIND EYE TO THE IRAQ TRAGEDY????????? PLZ DON'T CALL THIS PRETENSION.
(Global Perspectives)
Not pretensions but I am sorry to see less and less protests are taking place. As the casualties are mounting and time passing by the protests are becoming less and less frequent. This is giving the impression that these protests are pretensions. We must not let that happen and thank the people who have still not forgotten the cause.
(Global Perspectives)
They are just gimmicks to attract people's attention to a few organizations and people. These protests make no difference to change public perceptions or the views of politicians responsible for the Iraq war.
We must now focus on how to stop this war from going in to another year as it had been happening for the last five years.
We must now focus on how to stop this war from going in to another year as it had been happening for the last five years.
(Local Perspectives)
Maybe right, but I shall always support such protests because my conscience doesn't allow me to overlook the sufferings of Iraqi people and Iraq slipping into the hands of terrorists.
It is amazing to see the numbers of people killed everyday in Iraq due to violence that the invasion has brought. Please think over it.
It is amazing to see the numbers of people killed everyday in Iraq due to violence that the invasion has brought. Please think over it.
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The Americans can not be treated as a whole. They are independent-minded people. They may be Americans but they don’t agree to some policies of the Bush administration.
The war in Iraq is a losing scenario. Deaths of innocent people can not be ignored. They are victims of senseless situations that they have no control of.