I don't have a problem with people being opposed to war but open protest in the streets should come before the war. Once the war has begun they should turn to writing letters to elected officials and supporting the soldiers. Protests in the street invariably become propaganda for the enemy and demoralizes our soldiers and emboldens the enemy. The net result is a war that drags on much longer than it should with more dead than there should be.
I, myself, have never had much respect for protestors. If the only thing you can do is to wave a sign and hollar at me (and make me late for class/work/dinner/etc.), then you must not have much left in the barrel. If I wanted an angry crowd, I'd go to a Lions home game.
MGY