Posted on 01/27/2007 2:40:55 PM PST by SmithL
Protesters took to the streets of downtown San Francisco this afternoon in a show of escalating discontent over President Bush's planned troop buildup in Iraq.
Some 1,500 protesters gathered around Powell and Market streets in a low-key but earnest condemnation of the administration's handling of the war effort, one of several anti-war rallies held around the country today.
Some people wore buttons reading "Purge the Surge." One was Cathy Quistgard of Santa Rosa, the mother of two Iraq war veterans who had spent a year in the same Army Special Forces unit in Baghdad.
"I hope people are starting to be more aware of what the situation is, and that we need to be out here," Quistgard said. Referring to the president, she added: "He's had a few chances already. You can't just keep trying while people's lives are at stake."
The crowd included a mix of labor union members, retirees, students and other young people.
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lOL!!! 1000 + ...with the Bay Area's population that is a paltry showing.
Don't give him any ideas for his next column.
I was thinking the same thing. 1500 out of 1 million.
You think he actually needs my encouragement?
That is correct. More photos of this individual at the link below. Not for the squeamish.
http://planttreesfan.tribe.net/photos
Okay, they want to surrender, and we want to win.
So why don't they just give up and let us get about it?
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