Why aren't more people protesting against the Iraq war and protecting innocent kids on both sides?

Answer 1

I believe the reality of war and the death and decimation are too far removed from the majority of our citizens. There is a new media circus in today's age - embedded reports that learn to identify and sympathize with our troops rather than retain objectivity in the situation, and limited media coverage of the injured and dead of our nation. We no longer see the flag draped caskets, we do not have a daily death toll, nor pictures of our fallen men facing us every morning while we drink our coffee. I think the clashes during the Vietnamn era have made people cautious - too often this country deals with absolutes - either your with us or againstus, for the war or against the troops - and nobody wants to be viewed as against the troops - they're poor kids who are risking thier lives every day, living in constant tension and a state of fear. They are not the cause nor the root of our probles. But too many people are too scared of being labled "against the troops" or unpatriotic that they just don't speak out.

Unfortunately what has been forgotten is that we were founded by dissenters, people who were not afraid to stand for unpopular or controversial beliefs, to verbalize and act upon the unspoken desire held by many in our country - and in their actions they found more and more support. We are supposed to be a nation of tolerance and acceptance. Those are part of the freedoms our troops are supposed to be fighting for.

And - too many people are dying - the toll of innocent Iraqi civilians exceeds the tens of thousands - that is not a part of our media either.

Answer 2

Most perons' in USA are ballot box trained to remove a party or person carrying forward policies contrary to majorities views.
Iraq is such a matter. Protests in streets alert all to vote aganist war mongers. Protest alone will not halt agressions in Iraq. Since money is set aside for another year's "unjustified war."
Yet during Fall 2006 elections many will lose who support Bush.
For example Lieberman failed to win party's nomination. Others will lose. House Senate majority will be anti Iraq war because of voters not protesters in the street. Yet protest alert all and influence voters. Only Congress has power to stop this Iraq war.

Answer 3

The innocent kids on both sides of what?

Look, the invasion of Iraq was a dumb, stupid move on the part of our President.
It is a waste of human lives, in terms of our troops and the innocent civilians in Iraq.
And damn expensive...what is it, several billion dollars a week?
Think what that kind of money could do to feed, clothe and educate our own kids here in America.

But I digress.
Honey, people are protesting, in their own way.
Something will give, and soon.
Pray for peace but remember, we can't just pull out now...if Iraq isn't in the midst's of a civil war, it definitely would be if we leave now.
And you don't want that.

Answer 4

The majority of the people have been against the war for a long time. The elections were fixed both times to allow the bush administration to go for the gold(woops, I mean oil). There has only been the appearance of majority approval, Now this aparition is getting pretty weak.

Answer 5

Firstly, many of the people supporting this war don't see the lives of Arabs or Muslims as equal to the lives of Whites or Christians. When an Arab dies they somehow see their life as cheaper. There is a tremendous amount of prejudice involved.

Secondly, this war is supported by indoctrinated idiots who believe we are there to bring democracy even though we went in under the false claim that Iraq was a threat to us and we had to "defend ourselves."

We need to face the fact that our foreign policy over the last half century has resulted in the deaths of millions of innocent people in Iraq, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Panama, El Salvador, East Timor, Nicaragua and Colombia just to name a few.

Answer 6

formerly I answer, enable me most suitable you on one element. opposite to lefty idealism, there have been certainly WMD's which stated lefties very surely favor to ignore that their ilk (the Dems) in authorities also believed existed. not stated because of the dicey concern surrounding US/Russia kin became the actual undeniable truth that Iraq stocks a lengthy border with Syria and had a comfortable courting going, in which stated WMD's would not were difficult to spirit away earlier to the ousting of the single guy commonly used to have used them. Now, i understand that contained in the proper little international of liberalism the denizens are allowed to imagine in a vacuum even as watching through a eating straw, one would ask what the hell does that were given to do with issues. properly, not something formally yet i have been round lengthy sufficient to understand that WMD's do not %. and choose the position they're saved. even as i'm at it, there is yet another element that desires correcting. those farmers who were killed in Vietnam were infantrymen. certain they did not placed on uniforms and actual farmed and had households yet they were very a lot in contact contained in the attempt to protect their united states of america. i understand that concept is alien to lefties yet dangle with me. you spot, purely because maps teach a border placing apart North from South Vietnam, it does not mean that the human eye can distinguish that are South and that are North. Many an American soldier became both killed or completely disabled because they weren't in a position to make out the distinction (or have any reason to) and were sucker-punched in case you'll. seem up references to little Vietnamese toddlers advised to run as a lot as that American soldier with a stay grenade. very last, yet not least, international heritage has shown throughout the a lengthy time period that once there is conflict there are civilian casualties. this is why I wrestle liberalism the following contained in the States because in case you had your way, the hammer and sickle will be waving contained in the Washington air. i'm sorry your ideas has been poisoned through liberalism.

Answer 7

Well while i agree that By removing American troops we will save a lot of AMERICAN lives, i have to note that removing troops now will result in Iraqi civil war and will cause WAY more Iraqi children to die then are dying now.
So while personally i am against the war because i don't care about Iraqis as much as i care about Americans, some people want the war to continue in order to save Iraqi lives.

Answer 8

Most people ARE protesting the war. No one wins in a war. The losses are never acceptable.

Answer 9

Because they see it doesn't help. Protesting in a society like this is feeble. Anyone against Bush is considered a "terrorist" and a threat to democracy, the sooner you understand that the better. There no longer is a freedom of speech in this country

Answer 10

Some are but a lot of people are doing it the wrong way, and some people don't have the means to go to DC and participate in a march...
and by the way "bones" YOUR DEAD WRONG!!
61% of the country is opposed to the war in Iraq
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/21/iraq.poll/index.html?section=cnn_latest