Saturday, October 25, 2003
Thousands in Washington Protest Iraq Policy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- To chants of ``Impeach Bush,'' thousands of anti-war protesters rallied in the nation's capital Saturday and delivered a scathing critique of President Bush and his Iraq policy.
But just when I was beginning to think how unfair and unbalanced NYT was being for not giving equal coverage to the "dozens of people" gathered for the "counter-demonstration," I was relieved to see this:
At one point during the afternoon, a shouting match erupted between an anti-war crowd and counterdemonstrators holding ``Trust Jesus'' signs. Police moved in on horses to separate the two sides. No arrests were made.
The only question now is which is better, that, or this:
The D.C. chapter of Free Republic, an independent grass-roots conservative group, gathered dozens of people at the U.S. Capitol to show support for Bush and the troops in Iraq.
``Whether or not the war should have started is a moot point,'' said Eric Campbell, a 32-year-old who served in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. ``We have to stay if anything for the Iraqi people.''
God Bless America. God Bless Iraq.
posted by Blicero : 10/25/2003 04:08:00 PM
