<a heartfelt concern for the troops>
Yesterday, I was part of a demonstration at the entrance to Elmendorf Air Base. We held up signs, saying "Bring the troops home", "occupation is not liberation", and "stop mad cowboy disease". Alaska is a very conservative State: it gave a higher % of its vote to Bush in 2000, than Texas did. The responses, from the people entering and leaving the base, were about 3-to-1 favorable. On similar demos elsewhere in Anchorage, the responses run about 5-to-1 favorable.
I think, at this point, the majority of our soldiers want our army out of Iraq, and quickly. The country, and the army, is coming to my position. I understand that many will call me a traitor, if I disagree with the President's policies. And call me an anti-semite, if I disagree with Israel's policies. And call me a conspiracy nut, and America-hater, when I point out the past pattern of war crimes, killing and torturing of prisoners, and predict more of the same. Message 20080946
This name-calling has been a very effective method of silencing dissent, since 9/11. |
