The Anti-War Movement Has Lost?
For me, the antiwar movement such as it was, is over. We lost. It's time to wish the best for our soldiers and the victims of this war and focus on building a better future."We tend to agree as far as the military effort goes, but not the war on civil rights and against the detainees and non-citizens in this country.
To clarify: The anti war movement failed to prevent this war. We were as as committed to opposing this war as you all were. But it's on. So let's get it over with.
We now have to work to get Bush out of the White House--protect ourselves from Ashcroft, prevent the further erosion of our civil rights and protect the rights of non-citizens and the citizen accused.
We covered the war tonight because we're stuck in a hotel room in Washington waiting to fly back to Denver--but starting tomorrow, the media will be capable of reporting the bombs and casualities and it's going to be 24/7 coverage everywhere. We hope some of you will join us in returning to issues like politics, elections, legislation, crime and civil liberties.
Of course, we'll still be critical of the war effort when we have something to say--but marching to oppose war in Iraq is yesterday. The war is here, it's on and we have to deal with it and move on.
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